Oireachtas agriculture committee

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

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

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Cattle finisher contracts ‘paid above the market rate'

Cattle finisher contracts ‘paid above the market rate'

NEWS 3 June 2026

Home Farm: meat factory responses

Home Farm: meat factory responses

VIEWPOINTS 3 June 2026

Factories' beef cold stores are full amid weak UK demand, MII says

Factories' beef cold stores are full amid weak UK demand, MII says

Factories' beef cold stores are full amid weak UK demand, MII says

NEWS 27 May 2026

North Cork Creameries and Dawn Farm Foods site on EPA watchlist

North Cork Creameries and Dawn Farm Foods site on EPA watchlist

North Cork Creameries and Dawn Farm Foods site on EPA watchlist

NEWS 15 May 2026

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AHI not drawn on target BVD eradication year

AHI not drawn on target BVD eradication year

AHI is reluctant to put a target date on BVD eradication despite a 44% drop in the number of BVD calves this year compared with 2025.

NEWS 6 March 2026

AHI 'hugely frustrated ' with An Post's handling of BVD samples

AHI 'hugely frustrated ' with An Post's handling of BVD samples

AHI's CEO 'hugely frustrated' with An Post's handling of BVD samples and says engagement is ongoing to attempt to find a solution for next year.

NEWS 6 March 2026

Fertiliser for 2027 may have to be paid for this year, ICOS warns

Fertiliser for 2027 may have to be paid for this year, ICOS warns

ICOS has sounded the alarm on fertiliser availability into 2027, as it warned that importers may not purchase unless farmers or co-ops have already paid up.

NEWS 6 March 2026

Proposed EU rules could 'end Irish live exports'

Proposed EU rules could 'end Irish live exports'

The Oireachtas agriculture committee heard that European Commission animal transport rules would prove unworkable for live exports from Ireland.

NEWS 6 March 2026

‘Smear campaigns’ threaten live export trade, shippers warn

‘Smear campaigns’ threaten live export trade, shippers warn

Much of the information circulated on the live export trade by activist groups bear little resemblance to the factual record, the ILEA has said.

NEWS 6 March 2026

French-style land market controls raised at Oireachtas

French-style land market controls raised at Oireachtas

A group of farm sector stakeholders is looking for an observatory that would shed light on land ownership trends.

NEWS 6 March 2026

'We don’t know who owns it' - non-farmer take of forestry funds on the rise

'We don’t know who owns it' - non-farmer take of forestry funds on the rise

Questions have been asked as to who are the private non-farmer interests in the forestry and land markets.

FORESTRY 6 March 2026

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