Sean O'Brien

Continental interest in Irish hay

Well-known hay and straw trader John Fearon has received calls from France, Holland and Switzerland from people interested in sourcing hay in Ireland or Britain.

NEWS 13 August 2026

Continental interest in Irish hay

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Drought costing over €3m per day

Drought costing over €3m per day

NEWS 12 August 2026

Marts brace for a surge in cow numbers

Marts brace for a surge in cow numbers

NEWS 12 August 2026

Publish the range of beef prices paid by factories, says ICMSA

Publish the range of beef prices paid by factories, says ICMSA

Publish the range of beef prices paid by factories, says ICMSA

NEWS 12 August 2026

Farmers cannot pay the price for butter spat – ICMSA

Farmers cannot pay the price for butter spat – ICMSA

Farmers cannot pay the price for butter spat – ICMSA

NEWS 12 August 2026

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Costs of drought tops €3m per day

Costs of drought tops €3m per day

Joe Patton of Teagasc said the vast majority of farmers in south Leinster and east Munster were now on 'full supplementary feeding' or 'damn near it'.

NEWS 5 August 2026

EU being urged to rethink fertiliser tax

EU being urged to rethink fertiliser tax

The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism will erode the competitiveness of European agriculture, undermine farmer incomes and hit EU food security.

NEWS 5 August 2026

Direct payments can't be burned by wildfires, warn INHFA

Direct payments can't be burned by wildfires, warn INHFA

The INHFA called on the Department to be 'proactive' in reaching out to farmers in areas hit by wildfires.

NEWS 5 August 2026

CBAM tax to double price of fertiliser

CBAM tax to double price of fertiliser

A recent economic assessment claimed CBAM will hit agricultural output and cut Irish farm incomes by at least 12% by 2030.

NEWS 5 August 2026

Nitrogen costs to double by 2030

Nitrogen costs to double by 2030

An economic assessment of CBAM claims the measure will hit farm output and cut Irish farm incomes by at least 12%.

NEWS 5 August 2026

Dairygold to sell Creamery House in Buttevant

Dairygold to sell Creamery House in Buttevant

A guide price of €210,000 is being quoted for the historic Georgian House.

NEWS 5 August 2026

Battle for land access not a new phenomenon

Battle for land access not a new phenomenon

Farmers are capable of reacting positively to policy changes that may be coming down the tracks due to climate and environmental pressures says historian Mícheál Ó Fathartaigh.

NEWS 5 August 2026

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