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WORLD 28 January 2026

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Plans to abolish standalone budget ongoing

Plans to abolish standalone budget ongoing

NEWS 28 January 2026

What’s next for proposed EU regulations on animal transport?

What’s next for proposed EU regulations on animal transport?

CALVES 25 January 2026

Opinion: farmer faith is crucial to Bord Bia

Opinion: farmer faith is crucial to Bord Bia

Opinion: farmer faith is crucial to Bord Bia

OPINION 24 January 2026

Government must get €5.6bn to hold CAP funding level

Government must get €5.6bn to hold CAP funding level

Government must get €5.6bn to hold CAP funding level

NEWS 21 January 2026

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Mercosur would not prevent EU ban on Brazilian beef on food safety grounds

Mercosur would not prevent EU ban on Brazilian beef on food safety grounds

A Commission official has claimed that the EU-Mercosur free trade deal will not hinder any future EU bid to ban South American beef, if the move is justified on food safety or animal health grounds.

NEWS 9 January 2026

Mercosur hinges on MEPs

Mercosur hinges on MEPs

With the member states having ratified Mercosur, the last hope for those opposed to the trade deal between European and South American countries lies with the 720 MEPs.

NEWS 9 January 2026

Thousands of farmers decry Mercosur trade deal

Thousands of farmers decry Mercosur trade deal

Thousands of farmers marched in Athlone on Saturday at a protest denouncing the EU-Mercosur trade deal.

NEWS 9 January 2026

Mercosur work will continue - Taoiseach

Mercosur work will continue - Taoiseach

The Taoiseach told the IFA agm that the government will "continue to advocate" on Mercosur.

NEWS 9 January 2026

Anger over trade deal is 'understandable'

Anger over trade deal is 'understandable'

The minister spoke across a wide range of issues in a two hour engagment with the IFA AGM, accompanied by Ministers of State Michael Healy-Rae, Noel Grealish and Timmy Dooley.

NEWS 9 January 2026

Opinion: Mercosur has become a symbol of broken trust

Opinion: Mercosur has become a symbol of broken trust

The trade deal goes ahead and won't shut down farming, but calling it bad faith to oppose Mercosur is a misunderstanding of the failing relationship between food producers and the European Commission.

OPINION 9 January 2026

Commission president hails European Council vote backing Mercosur deal

Commission president hails European Council vote backing Mercosur deal

Ursula von der Leyen said that the Commission heard the concerns of farmers and the agricultural sector and acted on them in the Mercosur deal.

NEWS 9 January 2026

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