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IHT changes won’t be easily forgotten

It would be very helpful if the APR/BPR threshold was scrapped, or as a minimum, increased to over £5m while also being linked to inflation.

NEWS 3 December 2025

IHT changes won’t be easily forgotten

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‘I like to think the show doesn’t judge anybody’

‘I like to think the show doesn’t judge anybody’

FEATURES 19 November 2025

Irish Farmers Journal Mercosur podcast wins award

Irish Farmers Journal Mercosur podcast wins award

NEWS 14 November 2025

Former MP salutes ordinary family farms

Former MP salutes ordinary family farms

Former MP salutes ordinary family farms

NORTHERN IRELAND 12 November 2025

Irish Farmers Journal Mercosur podcast shortlisted for award

Irish Farmers Journal Mercosur podcast shortlisted for award

Irish Farmers Journal Mercosur podcast shortlisted for award

NEWS 5 November 2025

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Opinion: could election fall-out affect hopes of a better CAP budget?

Opinion: could election fall-out affect hopes of a better CAP budget?

Catherine Connolly showed patience and political judgement in building the coalition that delivered her the presidency. The same qualities might help Micheál Martin negotiate a better CAP budget.

OPINION 25 June 2025

Opinion: Humphreys' route to presidency is a country road

Opinion: Humphreys' route to presidency is a country road

There is still a path to the presidency for Heather Humphreys, but she needs a strong turnout from rural voters, where she is likely to out-poll Catherine Connolly.

OPINION 25 June 2025

The extraordinary ordinary life of Mary Martin

The extraordinary ordinary life of Mary Martin

At our Women & Agriculture conference, Mary Martin will give a rare insight into life in the spotlight as wife of An Taoiseach – through the lens of a lady who tends to shy away from the limelight.

FEATURES 25 June 2025

Dempsey at Large: ultimately, politics is about people and policies

Dempsey at Large: ultimately, politics is about people and policies

The key acknowledgment was that the Irish tillage sector is not competing on a level playing field.

VIEWPOINTS 25 June 2025

Just how free is Ireland's free trade?

Just how free is Ireland's free trade?

On the neutrality issue, it is clearly in Ireland’s economic interest to avoid a huge and recurring military budget.

VIEWPOINTS 25 June 2025

Agriculture ministers absent from Tullamore Show

Agriculture ministers absent from Tullamore Show

Tánaiste Simon Harris was the most senior figure from the Government present at Tullamore Show on Sunday, with no sign of the three farming ministers at the official opening of the event.

NEWS 25 June 2025

A5 judgement shows folly of net zero target

A5 judgement shows folly of net zero target

Prior to the Climate Change Act coming into law, farmers were probably the only group who had fully grasped the implications of the targets

NORTHERN IRELAND 25 June 2025

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