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Editorial: Tullamore's success highlights what Irish agriculture is missing

The interest and passion that Irish livestock farmers have in genetics and breeding the best possible cattle and sheep is unrivalled around the world.

VIEWPOINTS 12 August 2026

Editorial: Tullamore's success highlights what Irish agriculture is missing

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Editorial: sea swimming - ‘if you fight the water, the water will always win’

Editorial: sea swimming - ‘if you fight the water, the water will always win’

EDITORIAL 12 August 2026

Editorial: national Fodder and Food Security Committee needs to meet immediately

Editorial: national Fodder and Food Security Committee needs to meet immediately

VIEWPOINTS 12 August 2026

Editorial - live exports options

Editorial - live exports options

Editorial - live exports options

VIEWPOINTS 12 August 2026

Editorial: UK's Bluetongue fears

Editorial: UK's Bluetongue fears

Editorial: UK's Bluetongue fears

VIEWPOINTS 12 August 2026

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Editorial: climate change is real and here to stay

Editorial: climate change is real and here to stay

Food production and farming practices are adapting in line with a changing climate.

VIEWPOINTS 29 July 2026

Editorial: ‘you’ll never plough a field by turning it over in your head’

Editorial: ‘you’ll never plough a field by turning it over in your head’

It's important that our rural sayings are recorded because they reveal so much about us as people, our heritage and rural life.

EDITORIAL 29 July 2026

Editorial - Brazil beef ban

Editorial - Brazil beef ban

Brazil has already been gaining market share along with New Zealand and Australia over the last 12 months.

VIEWPOINTS 29 July 2026

Editorial: live export concern

Editorial: live export concern

Live exports – we have seen in the past what disruption can do to the trade.

VIEWPOINTS 29 July 2026

Editorial: National Livestock Show celebrates the best of Irish livestock

Editorial: National Livestock Show celebrates the best of Irish livestock

Tullamore Show has never lost what it's all about, and that’s the livestock.

VIEWPOINTS 29 July 2026

Editorial: do the farmers or the State control the land?

Editorial: do the farmers or the State control the land?

Not allowing non-farmers to buy land will have a hugely distorting impact on land prices.

VIEWPOINTS 29 July 2026

Editorial: 'volunteers are the unsung heroes behind Ireland's summer events'

Editorial: 'volunteers are the unsung heroes behind Ireland's summer events'

Summer events simply couldn't happen without the dedication of volunteers.

EDITORIAL 29 July 2026

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