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Colm McCarthy: Ireland’s role in the global game of emissions reductions

The earth is a tiny planet in a small galaxy but it is blessed with no fewer than 200 hundred sovereign and independent governments which have failed dismally at the annual COP meetings.

OPINION 7 January 2026

Colm McCarthy: Ireland’s role in the global game of emissions reductions

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2025 was Ireland's second-hottest year on record - Met Éireann

2025 was Ireland's second-hottest year on record - Met Éireann

NEWS 6 January 2026

Cattle breed societies speak out against Mercosur deal

Cattle breed societies speak out against Mercosur deal

PEDIGREE 5 January 2026

Weanling exports fall by 28% in 2025

Weanling exports fall by 28% in 2025

Weanling exports fall by 28% in 2025

MARKETS 30 December 2025

Editorial: launch of biosecurity plan

Editorial: launch of biosecurity plan

Editorial: launch of biosecurity plan

VIEWPOINTS 30 December 2025

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Watch: readers' pics of the year 2025

Watch: readers' pics of the year 2025

Each week, we've been receiving your photos, taken on farms across the country. With each of the 32 counties of Ireland represented, here is a look back at some of your best farming highlights.

NEWS 11 December 2025

Australia’s top 10 market trends for 2025

Australia’s top 10 market trends for 2025

Australia's top 10 market trends for 2025 share some similarities with Ireland, but there are lots of differences too.

NEWS 11 December 2025

2025 a year of progress in renewables

2025 a year of progress in renewables

It may not be the step change in pace that Ireland needs, but it is still significant progress in the roll-out of renewables writes Stephen Robb

RENEWABLES 11 December 2025

Beet Ireland wound up by directors

Beet Ireland wound up by directors

The company, formed 15 years ago to revive sugar beet processing, effectively ended activity six years ago.

NEWS 11 December 2025

Fossil fuels still dominate energy mix

Fossil fuels still dominate energy mix

Ireland’s overall renewable energy share has reached 16.1% but significant progress is needed if we are to meet the 43% renewable energy target set for 2030.

RENEWABLES 11 December 2025

Kerry Dairy Ireland cuts milk price by 3.32c/l as GDT falls

Kerry Dairy Ireland cuts milk price by 3.32c/l as GDT falls

Markets remain oversupplied, despite some improvement in demand, a spokesperson for Kerry Dairy Ireland said.

NEWS 11 December 2025

Inside the Farmers Journal: flight chartered to bring Irish butter to the US

Inside the Farmers Journal: flight chartered to bring Irish butter to the US

On this week’s show, find out why Kerry Dairy Ireland chartered a plane to bring butter to the US, the link between Kerry and the Kardashians and a new scheme for farmers with windblown trees.

NEWS 11 December 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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