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Changes to rules for learner drivers to come into effect from Sunday

The rules will affect anyone who is on their second, third or subsequent learner permit for a car, tractor, work vehicle or motorcycle.

NEWS 30 October 2026

Changes to rules for learner drivers to come into effect from Sunday

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Budget 2027: extra €4m SIM funds part of €54m total for tillage sector

Budget 2027: extra €4m SIM funds part of €54m total for tillage sector

NEWS 6 October 2026

Farm building grant reveals 1798 pike heads and a jam jar of Civil War letters

Farm building grant reveals 1798 pike heads and a jam jar of Civil War letters

NEWS 1 October 2026

€500m of €1.5bn carbon tax fund used for ACRES

€500m of €1.5bn carbon tax fund used for ACRES

€500m of €1.5bn carbon tax fund used for ACRES

NEWS 30 September 2026

New working group set up for agri contracting sector

New working group set up for agri contracting sector

New working group set up for agri contracting sector

NEWS 7 April 2026

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Up to €15m support for flour mills

Up to €15m support for flour mills

The Government is making up to €5m available for each of up to three separate projects to build flour mills in Ireland.

NEWS 18 February 2026

Taoiseach must clarify comments on Mercosur

Taoiseach must clarify comments on Mercosur

Fears that backroom deal could sell out Ireland's beef and poultry farmers.

NEWS 7 January 2026

Editorial: Taoiseach's comments must be clarified

Editorial: Taoiseach's comments must be clarified

Has the linking of the Nitrates derogation extension and Ireland’s Mercosur vote been discussed at cabinet meetings?

VIEWPOINTS 24 December 2025

Editorial: moment of truth for Mercosur trade deal

Editorial: moment of truth for Mercosur trade deal

Regardless of what the next few days brings in terms of voting results, the deal will still have to pass a final hurdle of EU parliament ratification in spring 2026.

VIEWPOINTS 17 December 2025

France demands delay on signing Mercosur trade deal

France demands delay on signing Mercosur trade deal

Adam Woods has the latest on a crucial week coming up for the Mercosur trade deal.

NEWS 14 December 2025

Tánaiste stops short of definitive ‘no’ when pushed on Mercosur stance

Tánaiste stops short of definitive ‘no’ when pushed on Mercosur stance

The Tánaiste insists that the Government's Mercosur position has not changed, but his failure to state that Ireland will vote no has been branded as 'extraordinary double-speak' by Sinn Féin.

NEWS 5 December 2025

Minister's scheme cuts and TAMS ranking turned ‘dial in the wrong direction’

Minister's scheme cuts and TAMS ranking turned ‘dial in the wrong direction’

The IFA has called on Government to reverse recent farm sector funding decisions.

NEWS 1 December 2025

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