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Have your say on the Tirlán-Ornua butter row

The Irish Farmers Journal wants to hear from dairy farmers about Tirlán’s move in the US butter market.

NEWS 11 August 2026

Have your say on the Tirlán-Ornua butter row

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Farm Tech Talk: live exports, Tullamore Show preview and livestock trade

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Robust demand boosts Glanbia plc's 2026 growth expectations

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Will Tirlán’s move take the lustre off Kerrygold?

Will Tirlán’s move take the lustre off Kerrygold?

After a decade of dairy expansion, the pressure to sell product has seen the greatest challenge to Kerrygold’s dominance of Irish butter exports.

DEALER 29 July 2026

Not the first time Kerrygold has faced Irish competition

Not the first time Kerrygold has faced Irish competition

The arrival of an Irish butter rival for Kerrygold in US supermarkets has raised concerns with Irish dairy farmers and farm organisaitons, but it has happened before.

NEWS 29 July 2026

Butter branding move aims to capture share of Kerrygold spoils

Butter branding move aims to capture share of Kerrygold spoils

Finding a way that enables an individual co-op to maximise its butter sales without damaging the Kerrygold brand is a major challenge for Irish dairy processors.

NEWS 29 July 2026

Inside Costco, the giant US supermarket now selling Tirlán butter

Inside Costco, the giant US supermarket now selling Tirlán butter

In 2024, the Irish Farmers Journal visited a Costco store in Chicago to check out the dairy aisle, writes Aidan Brennan.

NEWS 29 July 2026

Tirlán acquires three pharmacies in southeast

Tirlán acquires three pharmacies in southeast

Pharmacies join Tirlán’s healthcare portfolio and the acquisitions were funded through the co-op’s “internal resources”.

NEWS 29 July 2026

Tirlán and Ornua at war over butter

Tirlán and Ornua at war over butter

Tirlán says it believes there is "scope for multiple grass-fed offerings in a growing US dairy market”.

NEWS 29 July 2026

Kerrygold’s latest challenge is Irish butter

Kerrygold’s latest challenge is Irish butter

There is no doubt that the US market is huge, and growing, but Irish farmers won’t benefit from competition on price.

NEWS 29 July 2026

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