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Support grows among Irish MEPs for axing entitlements

Barry Cowen MEP has said that entitlement-based payments should be kept into the next CAP 'where needed', as his fellow MEPs are supporting a major shake up in the distribution of CAP funds.

NEWS 9 July 2026

Support grows among Irish MEPs for axing entitlements

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What way is your MEP looking to steer future farm payments?

What way is your MEP looking to steer future farm payments?

NEWS 8 July 2026

Lead MEP wants to lift the limit on CAP money

Lead MEP wants to lift the limit on CAP money

NEWS 1 July 2026

Scope for member states to couple 20% of payments

Scope for member states to couple 20% of payments

Scope for member states to couple 20% of payments

NEWS 24 June 2026

Lump sum proposal could benefit thousands

Lump sum proposal could benefit thousands

Lump sum proposal could benefit thousands

NEWS 10 June 2026

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Big landowners in Fine Gael firing line

Big landowners in Fine Gael firing line

Seán Kelly made the remarks at the launch of the Fine Gael report on the upcoming CAP reform.

NEWS 29 May 2026

Finishers assess wreckage of their worst winter

Finishers assess wreckage of their worst winter

Any gains from a bumper year in 2025 have been completely washed away by toughest winter for cattle finishers since the dark days of BSE in the 1990s.

NEWS 29 May 2026

Beef finishers top direct payment list

Beef finishers top direct payment list

There has been a significant change at the top of the direct payment list in NI.

NORTHERN IRELAND 29 May 2026

Where does your BISS payment sit compared to other farmers’?

Where does your BISS payment sit compared to other farmers’?

Find out how much of the 2025 BISS spend went on the top 10% of participants, as well as how your payment compares to the rest of the country's.

NEWS 29 May 2026

Average NI farm payment just under £13,000

Average NI farm payment just under £13,000

The latest list of direct payments to farmers in NI has been published by the UK government.

NORTHERN IRELAND 29 May 2026

'Terrified' landowner group calls for CAP to target those who deserve it most

'Terrified' landowner group calls for CAP to target those who deserve it most

CAP funds should be targeted towards the landowners who deserve payments the most, rather than those most in need, the European Landowners' Organization has said.

NEWS 29 May 2026

People are drawing big CAP funds who shouldn’t be getting them, MEP says

People are drawing big CAP funds who shouldn’t be getting them, MEP says

Seán Kelly made the remarks at the launch of the Fine Gael report on the upcoming CAP reform.

NEWS 29 May 2026

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