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Bluetongue brings 60% of exporter's business to a halt

Ciarán Burke, an exporter in Sligo, was moving 150 cattle a week to Northern Ireland before cross-border movement restrictions came into play following an outbreak of blutongue on a farm in Wexford.

NEWS 21 February 2026
Bluetongue brings 60% of exporter's business to a halt
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Carbery to process milk on behalf of North Cork Creameries
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Camera at the Mart: good demand for quality calves in Athenry
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EPA suspends North Cork Creameries from discharging wastewater
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Beef processors react to fewer cattle
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Colm McCarthy: Ireland's place in a hardening Europe

Any ‘fortress Europe’ outcome, seeking to substitute a stronger single market for a reduced outward focus on trade with the rest of the world, is not in Ireland’s interests.

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Loncin XWolf offers 'bang for buck' on Meath dairy farm

In search of a good all-round farm quad, offering value and performance, Meath dairy farmer Rhys Kellett bought a Loncin X Wolf 700 Mud edition, Gary Abbott finds out why it might be his favourite yet
FARM MACHINERY 18 February 2026
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Will a £6m Warwickshire dairy dream tempt farmers across the Irish Sea?

A substantial dairy farm for sale in the UK could prove tempting to Irish dairy farmers looking to invest abroad.
FOR SALE 18 February 2026
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1 Carbery to process milk on behalf of North Cork Creameries

Carbery to process milk on behalf of North Cork Creameries
2 Trailer worth €9,000 stolen from outside farmer's house in Co Galway

Trailer worth €9,000 stolen from outside farmer's house in Co Galway

3 Camera at the Mart: good demand for quality calves in Athenry

Camera at the Mart: good demand for quality calves in Athenry
4 EPA suspends North Cork Creameries from discharging wastewater

EPA suspends North Cork Creameries from discharging wastewater
5 Beef processors react to fewer cattle

Beef processors react to fewer cattle

 

6 Beef Trends: factories try to apply pressure

Beef Trends: factories try to apply pressure
7 Calf prices double for second year running

Calf prices double for second year running
8 Crackdown on bogus slurry exports

Crackdown on bogus slurry exports
9 Dear Miriam: ‘My siblings are stopping Mam from moving on with her life’

Dear Miriam: ‘My siblings are stopping Mam from moving on with her life’
10 Time to move on from Murrin controversy – Minister

Time to move on from Murrin controversy – Minister