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Editorial: more time needed for Nature Restoration Plan engagement

Farm organisations have addressed very valid concerns around the rollout of the current draft plan.

VIEWPOINTS 10 June 2026

Editorial: more time needed for Nature Restoration Plan engagement

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Editorial: ‘give people with Friedreich’s Ataxia the chance to live'

Editorial: ‘give people with Friedreich’s Ataxia the chance to live'

EDITORIAL 10 June 2026

Editorial: record calf prices in 2026 should come with a note of caution

Editorial: record calf prices in 2026 should come with a note of caution

VIEWPOINTS 10 June 2026

Editorial: factory beef prices vs retail prices

Editorial: factory beef prices vs retail prices

Editorial: factory beef prices vs retail prices

VIEWPOINTS 10 June 2026

Editorial: Brazilian beef ban

Editorial: Brazilian beef ban

Editorial: Brazilian beef ban

VIEWPOINTS 10 June 2026

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Editorial: CAP supports critical to future of farming

Editorial: CAP supports critical to future of farming

The top 20% of claimants under BISS received 53% of the payments in 2025.

VIEWPOINTS 27 May 2026

Editorial-The beauty of Bloom

Editorial-The beauty of Bloom

While the plants may be the attraction, it’s the people that really make Bloom

EDITORIAL 27 May 2026

Editorial: beef trade blues

Editorial: beef trade blues

Both factories and retailers have been able to protect their margins through a combination of reducing prices at the factory gate and increasing prices on shop shelves.

VIEWPOINTS 27 May 2026

Editorial: tractor safety week didn’t end last week

Editorial: tractor safety week didn’t end last week

"As a teenager, you think you are invincible, and sitting behind the steering wheel of a 100HP+ tractor only adds to that sense of invincibility."

VIEWPOINTS 27 May 2026

Editorial: realities of beef farming laid bare at national beef farm walk

Editorial: realities of beef farming laid bare at national beef farm walk

The processing sector has a responsibility to return a viable margin for farmers.

VIEWPOINTS 27 May 2026

Editorial: should food be the first line of defence?

Editorial: should food be the first line of defence?

History is written in the struggle for food security, and there have been numerous occasions in the past where the very essence of food availability has sparked war.

VIEWPOINTS 27 May 2026

Editorial: our beautiful Tipperary summers inspire me to get out to grill

Editorial: our beautiful Tipperary summers inspire me to get out to grill

I may not be as proficient in grilling as other trained chefs, but when the weather is right there is no better way to cook, writes Janine Kennedy.

NEWS 27 May 2026

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National Dairy Council bridging the urban-rural divide through school farm visit

Kildare dairy farmer welcomed students as part of a National Dairy Council initiative, which saw 1,500 pupils across Ireland visit working dairy farms during May.

National Dairy Council bridging the urban-rural divide through school farm visit

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