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Agri jobs: dairy workers and maintenance technician wanted

This week, dairy farm workers, a maintenance technician and a horticulture operative are sought after in the sector.

NEWS 4 April 2026

Agri jobs: dairy workers and maintenance technician wanted

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Finished cattle accruing losses of over €300 in factories – Teagasc

Finished cattle accruing losses of over €300 in factories – Teagasc

NEWS 1 April 2026

Watch: finishers losing up to €400/head on cattle

Watch: finishers losing up to €400/head on cattle

NEWS 31 March 2026

Dempsey at Large: solutions needed for beef finishers

Dempsey at Large: solutions needed for beef finishers

Dempsey at Large: solutions needed for beef finishers

VIEWPOINTS 25 March 2026

Beef price cuts opportunistic and irresponsible – IFA

Beef price cuts opportunistic and irresponsible – IFA

Beef price cuts opportunistic and irresponsible – IFA

NEWS 23 March 2026

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How Ireland dominated UK beef imports

How Ireland dominated UK beef imports

Generous export supports from both the British and Irish governments underpinned the massive expansion in beef exports from Ireland to the UK in the 1960s.

NEWS 19 December 2025

Editorial: processor reviews a concern

Editorial: processor reviews a concern

We are just six weeks into the new year and three different consultations or reviews of operations are underway.

VIEWPOINTS 19 December 2025

Meat factories throw support behind Larry Murrin

Meat factories throw support behind Larry Murrin

The meat factory lobby group likened its members sourcing of food ingredients from overseas to the Irish farm sector’s 'importation of fertilisers and feed'.

NEWS 19 December 2025

Live imports from ROI stop due to Bluetongue

Live imports from ROI stop due to Bluetongue

Live exports from the Republic of Ireland for direct slaughter in Northern Ireland are not affected and can still take place

NORTHERN IRELAND 19 December 2025

IMP and the death of co-op meat processing

IMP and the death of co-op meat processing

The closure by Cork Marts of its Irish Meat Packers (IMP) factories in December 1985 sounded the death knell for direct farmer involvement in beef and lamb processing.

NEWS 19 December 2025

Meat factories want next CAP to go big on headage to shore up supplies

Meat factories want next CAP to go big on headage to shore up supplies

Meat factories have told the Oireachtas that 2025 has been one of their most difficult years and that CAP funds should be focused on what it deemed ‘commercial’ farmers.

NEWS 19 December 2025

Sheep kill back by almost one fifth in 2025

Sheep kill back by almost one fifth in 2025

When comparing November 2025 with November 2024, the kill was back 4.8%, a reduction of 9,000 head of sheep.

NEWS 19 December 2025

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Building the future herd right from day one

Ger Collins farms outside Milford, with his sons, Charlie and Rowan. They milk 80 Holstein Friesian cows in a spring-calving system focused on efficiency, animal health and long-term sustainability.

Building the future herd right from day one

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