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Interview: Martin Heydon on succession, land use and more
Pat O'Toole
The newly-appointed Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine shares his views on a wide range of issues, from how we encourage a new generation of farmers to how we can lead farm innovation.
25 January 2025 Opinion
Opinion: Heydon and Hansen bring hands-on experience to new roles
A new Commissioner and a new Minister will be grappling with the same old problems facing farming.
18 January 2025 Opinion
Opinion: operation transformation needed to help government find their figures
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have maintained the policy commitments they made during the general election campaign, but the funding pledges to back them up have disappeared.
Opinion: fair food pricing may test CAP commitment of consumers
Will asking consumers to pay more for food cost farming public support for the Common Agricultural Policy?
11 January 2025 Opinion
Opinion: Kerry may be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
Monday's vote offers Kerry suppliers the opportunity to buy their dairy processor, but they need their fellow shareholders to vote with them in this deal.
14 December 2024 Opinion
Opinion: Trump towers over global agenda - it will affect Ireland
As Ireland steps into an election campaign, the ripple effect of Donald Trump's return to the White House must be absorbed.
9 November 2024 Opinion
Opinion: RZLT as dangerous for Government as it is for farmers with zoned land
With ministers openly disagreeing on whether the RZLT should be deferred- again- or not, is the government in danger?
24 August 2024 Opinion
Opinion: farmers need to embrace climate reality
The evidence that our climate is changing and that that change is in large part due to human activity is overwhelming. It's daunting, but we have to face the fear and do it anyway.
17 August 2024 Opinion