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Merchants say sales of medicines down €10m

Merchants Alliance Ireland has claimed that the “Department's interpretation of prescription statistics is masking a serious deterioration in the commercial viability of rural businesses”.

NEWS 11 November 2026

Merchants say sales of medicines down €10m

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Vets and agri merchants clash over who gains from new wormer rules

Vets and agri merchants clash over who gains from new wormer rules

NEWS 6 November 2026

'Flat rate farmers are not disadvantaged', Revenue tells Oireachtas

'Flat rate farmers are not disadvantaged', Revenue tells Oireachtas

NEWS 30 September 2026

VAT changes: 'small farmer is losing out' ICOS tells Oireachtas

VAT changes: 'small farmer is losing out' ICOS tells Oireachtas

VAT changes: 'small farmer is losing out' ICOS tells Oireachtas

NEWS 24 September 2026

Moynihan calls for Bord Bia to face PAC over non-compliant spending

Moynihan calls for Bord Bia to face PAC over non-compliant spending

Moynihan calls for Bord Bia to face PAC over non-compliant spending

NEWS 21 September 2026

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Critical infrastructure fast-track ‘won’t impact landowner rights’

Critical infrastructure fast-track ‘won’t impact landowner rights’

Farmers and landowners will retain their existing rights, as nine major infrastructure projects are fast-tracked through the planning system.

NEWS 9 September 2026

Malta fines landowners up to €11,000 for leaving farmland idle

Malta fines landowners up to €11,000 for leaving farmland idle

Fines as high as €11,000 can be levied against offenders of the land laws in Malta aimed at preventing speculation on land by non-farmers.

NEWS 29 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

Room in CAP to do more on succession – Moynihan

Room in CAP to do more on succession – Moynihan

Aindrias Moynihan said that there will not be a next generation of farmers unless decisive action is taken to make farming a more viable

NEWS 22 July 2026

Oireachtas committee AD report lacks farm-scale vision

Oireachtas committee AD report lacks farm-scale vision

Adam Woods takes a look at this week's Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food report on Anaerobic Digestion.

EDITORIAL 1 July 2026

'Serious retention crisis' within vet nursing profession, Oireachtas told

'Serious retention crisis' within vet nursing profession, Oireachtas told

In 2024, 124 vet nurses removed themselves from the veterinary nursing register – almost half of the 231 graduates qualifying from colleges each year.

NEWS 18 June 2026

Minister indicates Fuel Support Scheme could pay more than 20c/l

Minister indicates Fuel Support Scheme could pay more than 20c/l

Level of applications received for the €85m farmer and agri contractor fuel scheme could facilitate a payment rate of more than the 20c/l initially announced.

NEWS 15 June 2026

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