Sean O'Brien

Ornua casts doubt on second-half lift in milk prices

Strong milk supplies in most of the world’s main dairy regions meant a significant increase in prices over the coming months was unlikely.

NEWS 16 July 2026

Ornua casts doubt on second-half lift in milk prices

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Heatwave takes a toll on milk output

Heatwave takes a toll on milk output

NEWS 16 July 2026

A shear masterclass in Sraith Saileach

A shear masterclass in Sraith Saileach

NEWS 15 July 2026

Pig farmers heading into 'crisis territory', IFA warns

Pig farmers heading into 'crisis territory', IFA warns

Pig farmers heading into 'crisis territory', IFA warns

NEWS 15 July 2026

Stronger supplies and weaker demand combine to hit pig prices

Stronger supplies and weaker demand combine to hit pig prices

Stronger supplies and weaker demand combine to hit pig prices

NEWS 15 July 2026

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The Americas are eating into Europe's dairy dominance

The Americas are eating into Europe's dairy dominance

The US share of the global dairy trade has increased from 10% to 14% since 2017, while cheese exports out of Argentina and Uruguay have also grown significantly in this period.

NEWS 8 July 2026

INHFA fire a scud at coupled payments

INHFA fire a scud at coupled payments

Reintroducing coupled payments was a 'backward-looking policy that ignores market realities' INHFA claimed.

NEWS 8 July 2026

Call for action to address wool classification

Call for action to address wool classification

The classification of wool as waste is hampering progress towards finding alternate uses for the product, conference hears.

NEWS 8 July 2026

Tracing Ireland's links to the 'wool age'

Tracing Ireland's links to the 'wool age'

Mark Haughton from the School of Archaeology at UCD outlined how the arrival of sheep for wool profoundly changed Irish farming, as well as the natural environment and society.

NEWS 8 July 2026

Methane-reducing additives the focus of new project

Methane-reducing additives the focus of new project

Micro-Renewable Energy Federation (MREF) has questioned the wisdom of the current Government's fuel subsidy policy.

NEWS 8 July 2026

Independent reports critical of Coillte

Independent reports critical of Coillte

A 2018 report by forestry specialist Henry Philips claimed that the management of the Corcoran plantation left 'a lot to be desired'.

NEWS 8 July 2026

Coillte embroiled in bitter partnership breakup

Coillte embroiled in bitter partnership breakup

Landowner Geraldine Corcoran has accused Coillte of poor management of a plantation on her lands at Ballingarry in south Tipperary.

NEWS 8 July 2026

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