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Commissioner coy on timeline for Mercosur deal signing

Should ambassadors support the deal on Friday, it is expected that European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen will sign the deal next week.

NEWS 7 January 2026
Commissioner coy on timeline for Mercosur deal signing
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Brazilian beef containing illegal hormone entered Irish food chain
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Further two weeks in custody for Cork farmer

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Prices rise at Global Dairy Trade auction
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Sticky start to 2026 beef trade
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'Leaning tower' of bales poses 'huge hazard' to road users in Kilkenny

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Editorial: BVD eradication – have lessons been learned?

Many farmers feel that the swift eradication of BVD was over-promised to get industry buy in at the very beginning of the programme, but has still failed to deliver BVD-free status.

by Adam Woods
Editorial: BVD eradication – have lessons been learned?
Colm McCarthy: it's time to make space for the buses
The carbon footprint on dairy farms needs to fall much faster

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Well-known Fermanagh contracting fleet to go under the hammer

Mid Ulster Auctions will host a dispersal sale on behalf of Fermanagh agricultural contractor JN Contracts, comprising tractors, foragers, loaders, trailers and more, commencing on 19 January.
NEWS 1 January 2026
Well-known Fermanagh contracting fleet to go under the hammer
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Land fronting onto N4 sells for €347,000 at recent auction

A Co Westmeath property with frontage onto the N4 and a local road performed well at auction in mid-December.
SALES RESULTS 30 December 2025
Land fronting onto N4 sells for €347,000 at recent auction
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1 Brazilian beef containing illegal hormone entered Irish food chain

Brazilian beef containing illegal hormone entered Irish food chain
2 Further two weeks in custody for Cork farmer

Further two weeks in custody for Cork farmer

3 Prices rise at Global Dairy Trade auction

Prices rise at Global Dairy Trade auction
4 Sticky start to 2026 beef trade

Sticky start to 2026 beef trade
5 'Leaning tower' of bales poses 'huge hazard' to road users in Kilkenny

'Leaning tower' of bales poses 'huge hazard' to road users in Kilkenny

 

6 Ballymena Mart cancels store cattle sale

Ballymena Mart cancels store cattle sale
7 Up to 10,000 expected for monster anti-Mercosur protest in Athlone

Up to 10,000 expected for monster anti-Mercosur protest in Athlone
8 Irish Government 'marked absent on Mercosur' – ICMSA

Irish Government 'marked absent on Mercosur' – ICMSA

9 EU proposal to front-load CAP money labelled 'a ploy' for Mercosur backing

EU proposal to front-load CAP money labelled 'a ploy' for Mercosur backing
10 Athlone Mercosur protest is about 'unity' - ICSA

Athlone Mercosur protest is about 'unity' - ICSA