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Meat plants prepare for strike shutdown

The strike will close factories next Wednesday (14 October) and could potentially cause further closures the week after.

NEWS 8 October 2026

Meat plants prepare for strike shutdown

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Live shipping and factories to be hit by strike

Live shipping and factories to be hit by strike

NEWS 2 October 2026

MartBids Database: majority of cattle still going direct to slaughter

MartBids Database: majority of cattle still going direct to slaughter

MARKETS 9 September 2026

News round-up from Northern Ireland

News round-up from Northern Ireland

News round-up from Northern Ireland

NORTHERN IRELAND 26 August 2026

Publish the range of beef prices paid by factories, says ICMSA

Publish the range of beef prices paid by factories, says ICMSA

Publish the range of beef prices paid by factories, says ICMSA

NEWS 12 August 2026

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Young Stock Podcast: how a Longford suckler farmer built an engineering business

Young Stock Podcast: how a Longford suckler farmer built an engineering business

In this week’s episode, Longford’s Donal Hand talks about suckler farming, his studies and establishing his own engineering business.

NEWS 2 May 2026

UK stalls with ban on Brazilian beef

UK stalls with ban on Brazilian beef

London has decided not to follow Brussels on the issue, and will instead carry out its own review into Brazilian standards.

NORTHERN IRELAND 2 May 2026

Cattle kill down 12% on 2025

Cattle kill down 12% on 2025

Both cattle and sheep kills have dropped in the first five months of 2026, while the pig kill has increased.

NEWS 2 May 2026

Factories' beef cold stores are full amid weak UK demand, MII says

Factories' beef cold stores are full amid weak UK demand, MII says

An approximate decline of 10% in the volumes of beef headed from Ireland to the UK is the root of the beef market difficulties.

NEWS 2 May 2026

Warning that drop in cattle numbers will close factories

Warning that drop in cattle numbers will close factories

Rupert Claxton of GIRA claimed it was not feasible that Ireland could retain the same number of meat factories, given the collapse in the cattle kill.

NEWS 2 May 2026

Department defends new sheep carcase law

Department defends new sheep carcase law

One of the criticisms by meat processors surrounds the requirement for factories to leave a longer tail on sheep carcases.

NORTHERN IRELAND 2 May 2026

Agri jobs: meat processing operatives wanted for multiple locations

Agri jobs: meat processing operatives wanted for multiple locations

There are vacancies for meat processing operatives, CNC machine operators and a dairy farm worker in the agricultural sector this week.

NEWS 2 May 2026

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Simply Better: six generations of cheesemaking at Gubbeen Farmhouse Cheese

From a family farm in west Cork to the shelves of Dunnes Stores, Gubbeen Farmhouse Cheese brings generations of cheesemaking tradition to the Simply Better range.

Simply Better: six generations of cheesemaking at Gubbeen Farmhouse Cheese

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