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Factory prices under pressure

Factories are trying to take 10c out of beef prices at the start of the week as trade is finely balanced.

MARKETS 27 July 2026

Factory prices under pressure

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In pictures: fire crews and farmers battle blaze on Slievenamon Mountains

In pictures: fire crews and farmers battle blaze on Slievenamon Mountains

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Watch: Galway auctioneer hopes Mayo win doesn’t affect cattle prices

Watch: Galway auctioneer hopes Mayo win doesn’t affect cattle prices

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Ballyboe ram sells for €15,000 as Blessington sale average price rises

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Meath AD plant signs biomethane deal with Flogas

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Cattle kill drops over 10% in first half of 2026

Cattle kill drops over 10% in first half of 2026

A continued trend of lower cattle and sheep kills has been seen so far in 2026, while the pig kill is up.

NEWS 27 July 2026

Brussels defends CAP cuts: 'your governments simply won’t pay more'

Brussels defends CAP cuts: 'your governments simply won’t pay more'

Politicians from across the EU gathered in Dublin Castle on Monday for a conference on farming called by the Oireachtas agriculture committee.

NEWS 27 July 2026

Grocery inflation falls to lowest level since February 2025

Grocery inflation falls to lowest level since February 2025

The hot weather in July saw a surge in sales of snacks and drinks.

NEWS 27 July 2026

€175m in rural water funding announced

€175m in rural water funding announced

The programme is aimed at improving water services for communities that are not connected to Uisce Éireann networks.

NEWS 27 July 2026

Applications open for programme supporting rural female entrepreneurs

Applications open for programme supporting rural female entrepreneurs

To date, more than 600 women in rural Ireland have completed a cycle of the ACORNS programme.

NEWS 27 July 2026

CAP cuts could lead EU down US-style consolidation path, MEP warns

CAP cuts could lead EU down US-style consolidation path, MEP warns

MEP Maria Walsh warned that US-style farm conglomerates could be coming down the tracks if CAP supports are cut.

NEWS 27 July 2026

US to reopen to some Mexican cattle imports

US to reopen to some Mexican cattle imports

The US suspended cattle imports from Mexico over a year ago following a case of the new world screwworm identified in Veracruz.

NEWS 27 July 2026

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Measuring carbon is the new frontier for Irish tillage farming

Tom Barry, tillage farmer: ‘I farm in Killavullen, north Cork, and I’ve been farming here since 1995’.

Measuring carbon is the new frontier for Irish tillage farming

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