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Part-time farmers are active farmers – Minister

Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon has said that his position is clear entering in to European Council negotiations and he will be pushing to get an agreed position on the active farmer definition

SCHEMES 8 July 2026

Part-time farmers are active farmers – Minister

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Irish food labels challenge packaging ‘health claims’

Irish food labels challenge packaging ‘health claims’

NEWS 8 July 2026

Brussels adopts new livestock strategy

Brussels adopts new livestock strategy

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EU livestock strategy and protein action plan adopted

EU livestock strategy and protein action plan adopted

EU livestock strategy and protein action plan adopted

NEWS 7 July 2026

Analysis: EU needs to show brighter future for young farmers

Analysis: EU needs to show brighter future for young farmers

Analysis: EU needs to show brighter future for young farmers

NEWS 2 July 2026

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AD plants should be welcomed in communities – Minister

AD plants should be welcomed in communities – Minister

Minister O'Brien said that more has to be done at the political level on the importance of biomethane.

NEWS 27 June 2026

Colm McCarthy: Venezuela suffers double misfortune

Colm McCarthy: Venezuela suffers double misfortune

It is highly unusual for the IMF to stand aside as it has done, or been forced to do, in Venezuela, and long-term observers of financial crisis management are suspicious.

OPINION 27 June 2026

Targeted supports required for young farmers - report

Targeted supports required for young farmers - report

A new report has suggested that targeted supports should be directed towards young farmers. It also recommended against a one-size fits all approach to generational renewal in the EU.

NEWS 27 June 2026

Renewed optimism as Minister reaffirms AD plans

Renewed optimism as Minister reaffirms AD plans

Many developers and investors could be forgiven for questioning whether momentum was beginning to stall in the AD sector writes Stephen Robb.

RENEWABLES 27 June 2026

EU looking at stockpiling fertiliser into a reserve

EU looking at stockpiling fertiliser into a reserve

MEP Ciaran Mullooly called on the Commission to establish an EU strategic fertiliser reserve similar to Europe’s oil reserve.

NEWS 27 June 2026

Minister commits to planning guidelines for AD plants

Minister commits to planning guidelines for AD plants

The minister said the guidance is intended to address the inconsistency currently being experienced across planning authorities.

NEWS 27 June 2026

CAP reform: the main players at heart of talks

CAP reform: the main players at heart of talks

Who will Martin Heydon and his officials be working with to achieve a CAP programme for 2028-2035? We profile the central characters in the European Commission and Parliament.

BLANK 27 June 2026

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Take a ‘trip down memory lane’ at Sligo Folk Park along the Wild Atlantic Way

This heritage tourist attraction nestled in the heart of rural Sligo is a fun-filled day out for all the family, showcasing life as it would have been in the late-1800s to the mid-1900s.

Take a ‘trip down memory lane’ at Sligo Folk Park along the Wild Atlantic Way

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