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Comment: Hobson’s choice for Heydon on CAP

With funding cut, CAP will be either a Halloween slasher movie or a fever dream where Ireland pays the bills Brussels won't.

OPINION 5 November 2026

Comment: Hobson’s choice for Heydon on CAP

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Colm McCarthy: case to be made for Irish budgetary caution

Colm McCarthy: case to be made for Irish budgetary caution

VIEWPOINTS 4 November 2026

Home Farm: basic message is clear after a dry summer

Home Farm: basic message is clear after a dry summer

VIEWPOINTS 4 November 2026

Dempsey at Large: good fences make for good neighbours when it comes to TB

Dempsey at Large: good fences make for good neighbours when it comes to TB

Dempsey at Large: good fences make for good neighbours when it comes to TB

VIEWPOINTS 4 November 2026

View from China: corporate greed meets presidential wrath

View from China: corporate greed meets presidential wrath

View from China: corporate greed meets presidential wrath

VIEWPOINTS 4 November 2026

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Opinion: cuts to the CAP budget pose a real threat to European agriculture

Opinion: cuts to the CAP budget pose a real threat to European agriculture

Former European Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski slams CAP cuts and says Irish presidency has not put forward any proposal to increase budget.

OPINION 29 October 2026

Colm McCarthy: a 'giveaway budget' and little thanks from voters

Colm McCarthy: a 'giveaway budget' and little thanks from voters

It is clear from the Red C findings that the general public is not at all concerned about the issues which have alarmed the Fiscal Council.

VIEWPOINTS 28 October 2026

High NI demand for conacre land

High NI demand for conacre land

Any move towards lower stocking rates in NI will only put more pressure on conacre in NI

NORTHERN IRELAND 28 October 2026

Home Farm: a week of paperwork

Home Farm: a week of paperwork

But before feeling smug, I must admit we had almost overlooked the obligation to send in our end of year stocks of fertiliser to the Department.

VIEWPOINTS 28 October 2026

Dempsey at Large: The early pioneers

Dempsey at Large: The early pioneers

Both Marie Sherwood and Gerry More O'Farrell played an important role in the emergence of a modern, productive Irish farming sector.

VIEWPOINTS 28 October 2026

European car makers face similar problems to beef producers

European car makers face similar problems to beef producers

The growth of Chinese electric vehicle sales in the EU is to motor manufacturers what beef imports is to farmers.

NEWS 25 October 2026

Colm McCarthy: a national understanding? Or misunderstanding?

Colm McCarthy: a national understanding? Or misunderstanding?

There is currently no economy-wide pay determination system in place which compares to the social partnership model of the pre-bust period.

VIEWPOINTS 21 October 2026

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