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Minister downplays possibility of extending current CAP

A transitional CAP period is not currently under consideration, according to Minister Thomas Byrne.

NEWS 15 July 2026

Minister downplays possibility of extending current CAP

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Support grows among Irish MEPs for axing entitlements

Support grows among Irish MEPs for axing entitlements

NEWS 9 July 2026

What way is your MEP looking to steer future farm payments?

What way is your MEP looking to steer future farm payments?

NEWS 8 July 2026

Calls for changes on the classification of wool by INHFA

Calls for changes on the classification of wool by INHFA

Calls for changes on the classification of wool by INHFA

NEWS 18 June 2026

Senators angered over Mullooly claims school meals contain Brazilian beef

Senators angered over Mullooly claims school meals contain Brazilian beef

Senators angered over Mullooly claims school meals contain Brazilian beef

NEWS 28 May 2026

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MEPs want to create new digital taxes to fund bigger EU budget

MEPs want to create new digital taxes to fund bigger EU budget

MEPs are gearing up to look for taxes on the likes of Facebook and online gambling to boost the size of the EU budget.

NEWS 21 January 2026

MEPs pushing to secure extra €135bn for CAP

MEPs pushing to secure extra €135bn for CAP

MEPs' chief negotiator for the CAP insists that the 24% shortfall in ringfenced EU funds for agriculture proposed last summer has mostly been filled.

NEWS 21 January 2026

Early signals new CAP could face delays

Early signals new CAP could face delays

There are already signs that the new CAP may not be finalised in time to kick in in January 2028, as expected.

NEWS 21 January 2026

Colm McCarthy: Ireland's place in a hardening Europe

Colm McCarthy: Ireland's place in a hardening Europe

Any ‘fortress Europe’ outcome, seeking to substitute a stronger single market for a reduced outward focus on trade with the rest of the world, is not in Ireland’s interests.

VIEWPOINTS 21 January 2026

New Mercosur safeguards could see lower tariffs suspended

New Mercosur safeguards could see lower tariffs suspended

The EU could temporarily suspend tariff preferences on agricultural imports from the Mercosur countries if a surge in imports harms EU producers.

NEWS 21 January 2026

What’s next for proposed EU regulations on animal transport?

What’s next for proposed EU regulations on animal transport?

The proposals remain in the legislative negotiating phase and could come to the fore in the second half of 2026 during Ireland’s presidency of the Council of the European Union.

CALVES 21 January 2026

Editorial: what now for Mercosur trade deal?

Editorial: what now for Mercosur trade deal?

There are also rumblings of unrest around the new safeguards, with Argentinian president Javier Milei warning Europe not to meddle with the safeguards or quotas in relation to the deal.

VIEWPOINTS 21 January 2026

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