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Live exports fall by 53% year on year

Difficult sailing conditions have hampered efforts to get Irish cattle to customers outside the state according to recent figures from Bord Bia.

NEWS 19 February 2026

Live exports fall by 53% year on year

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Letter to the editor: bluetongue export bans

Letter to the editor: bluetongue export bans

NORTHERN IRELAND 18 February 2026

Bluetongue gone wireless

Bluetongue gone wireless

DEALER 18 February 2026

Farmers north and south eager to see cattle trade return to normality

Farmers north and south eager to see cattle trade return to normality

Farmers north and south eager to see cattle trade return to normality

NEWS 18 February 2026

Two new bluetongue cases confirmed on Irish farms

Two new bluetongue cases confirmed on Irish farms

Two new bluetongue cases confirmed on Irish farms

NEWS 17 February 2026

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Bluetongue’s impact on live exports could soften this summer

Bluetongue’s impact on live exports could soften this summer

A reclassification of bluetongue will see EU member states turn away from attempting to eradicate the disease.

NEWS 11 February 2026

Much higher likelihood of Irish cattle being exposed to bluetongue this summer

Much higher likelihood of Irish cattle being exposed to bluetongue this summer

At present, vaccination is the only evidence-based control option available to farmers now at risk of exposure.

NEWS 11 February 2026

ICMSA calls on Department to issue more bluetongue advice

ICMSA calls on Department to issue more bluetongue advice

Advice on the possible effects of a bluetongue outbreak and vaccine costs needs to be communicated, according to the ICMSA.

NEWS 11 February 2026

Chinese market reopens for Irish livestock hides

Chinese market reopens for Irish livestock hides

There was a temporary pause in trade which had followed the detection of bluetongue in Co Wexford on livestock hides being exported. Irish beef remains locked out of the Chinese market.

NEWS 11 February 2026

Open letter to Minister Heydon

Open letter to Minister Heydon

Bluetongue spread and straw imports – John Kelleher, Mallow, Co Cork

LETTERS 11 February 2026

Farmer Writes: €3,000 for roan heifer

Farmer Writes: €3,000 for roan heifer

One wonders if prices will be similar when the next batch of calves are being sold, with bluetongue and Mercosur on everyone’s mind.

FARMER WRITES 11 February 2026

Ban on cross-border livestock trade to stay

Ban on cross-border livestock trade to stay

Regular discussions on bluetongue are taking place between department officials in both jurisdictions.

NORTHERN IRELAND 11 February 2026

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