Jim O'Toole

Farmers unimpressed by EU fertiliser plan

Calls for an immediate suspension of CBAM went unheeded in a broad package of measures that has underwhelmed farmers and co-ops.

NEWS 20 May 2026

Farmers unimpressed by EU fertiliser plan

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Leprino Portlaoise site available for €12m

Leprino Portlaoise site available for €12m

NEWS 20 May 2026

Brussels fertiliser action plan fails to move now on CBAM

Brussels fertiliser action plan fails to move now on CBAM

NEWS 19 May 2026

Unregistered farmers are losing out on VAT

Unregistered farmers are losing out on VAT

Unregistered farmers are losing out on VAT

NEWS 14 May 2026

€6m scheme to support badger-proof fencing and troughs

€6m scheme to support badger-proof fencing and troughs

€6m scheme to support badger-proof fencing and troughs

NEWS 13 May 2026

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Opinion: proposed CAP will squeeze the squeezed middle more

Opinion: proposed CAP will squeeze the squeezed middle more

As the days of reckoning for CAP grow closer, the European Commission's focus on "active farmers" is bad news for the drystock sector.

OPINION 15 April 2026

Couple fail to gain sterilised zone on farmland

Couple fail to gain sterilised zone on farmland

Marlena Aurich and Scott Manning said their health had been compromised by pesticide and slurry use by neighbouring farmers, but the Court of Appeal found no 'arguable causative link'.

NEWS 15 April 2026

Bord Bia review two months away

Bord Bia review two months away

The governance review into Bord Bia needs to be 'done right, but done swiftly' Martin Heydon believes, but the original deadline of the end of April will be missed by two months.

NEWS 15 April 2026

ICSA turmoil over president's role in protest

ICSA turmoil over president's role in protest

The ICSA was excluded from talks between recognised sectoral representatives and Government during the fuel protests, causing disquiet among some in the organisation.

NEWS 15 April 2026

Heydon signals CAP rollover

Heydon signals CAP rollover

Tight timelines mean the current CAP programme may be extended into 2028 at least, but farmers will still see cuts to payments unless the CAP budget is increased.

NEWS 15 April 2026

CAP is ‘all about budget’ – Heydon

CAP is ‘all about budget’ – Heydon

Martin Heydon assumes the chair of the EU's Council of Agricultural Ministers in July, with an expectation that he will broker a workable CAP. He shares his views with the Irish Farmers Journal.

NEWS 15 April 2026

Heydon hopes to pay €100m fuel payments before end of July

Heydon hopes to pay €100m fuel payments before end of July

Martin Heydon shared his view on the protests, the package that has been agreed, and just where farming is at this moment with the Irish Farmers Journal.

NEWS 15 April 2026

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New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

Irish dairy farmers will have the opportunity to see the latest technologies from New Zealand at an on-farm open day at Camcloon Dairy, Ballyfin, Co Laois, on Tuesday 19 May 2026 from 10am.

New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

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