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Colm McCarthy: Uncertainty reigns

If NATO loses the United States, there will be intense scrutiny of the four, out of 27, EU members which espouse neutrality, avoiding high and rising military budgets.

VIEWPOINTS 28 January 2026

Colm McCarthy: Uncertainty reigns

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Mammoth EU-India trade deal excludes most agricultural products

Mammoth EU-India trade deal excludes most agricultural products

NEWS 27 January 2026

Mercosur trade deal referred to EU court

Mercosur trade deal referred to EU court

NEWS 21 January 2026

Trump upends global order, again

Trump upends global order, again

Trump upends global order, again

NEWS 21 January 2026

Colm McCarthy: economy is strong, but warning light flashes

Colm McCarthy: economy is strong, but warning light flashes

Colm McCarthy: economy is strong, but warning light flashes

VIEWPOINTS 21 January 2026

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Tirlán to pay close to mid-30s for milk

Tirlán to pay close to mid-30s for milk

Tirlán boss Seán Molloy said that the market is experiencing severe volatility and it’s hard to predict prices beyond three to four months.

NEWS 22 December 2025

How China could work for Irish beef this time

How China could work for Irish beef this time

This week's announcement about China opening for Irish beef exports could be a new opportunity or another false dawn based on past experience.

NEWS 22 December 2025

Opinion: Mercosur has become a symbol of broken trust

Opinion: Mercosur has become a symbol of broken trust

The trade deal goes ahead and won't shut down farming, but calling it bad faith to oppose Mercosur is a misunderstanding of the failing relationship between food producers and the European Commission.

OPINION 22 December 2025

Why the Mercosur trade deal was approved by EU

Why the Mercosur trade deal was approved by EU

The EU-Mercosur trade deal is about a lot more than agricultural products

NEWS 22 December 2025

View from China: beef quotas leave major exporters in a bind

View from China: beef quotas leave major exporters in a bind

The new three-year quota programme seeks to limit the total amount of imported beef coming into the market, with quotas attached to each key market.

VIEWPOINTS 22 December 2025

China sets beef import quotas for next three years

China sets beef import quotas for next three years

The outcome of China’s safeguard investigation on beef is additional tariffs on imports in excess of 2.7m tonnes.

NEWS 22 December 2025

China slaps tariffs of up to 43% on imports of EU cheese

China slaps tariffs of up to 43% on imports of EU cheese

The measure comes after the country launched an anti-subsidy probe in August 2024.

NEWS 22 December 2025

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Laois dairy farmer boosts calf performance with GAIN Easi Mix

Learn how Abbeyleix dairy farmer Seán Miller uses GAIN Easi Mix to drive calf performance on his family farm.

Laois dairy farmer boosts calf performance with GAIN Easi Mix

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