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"The powers that be went all in for dairy farming, so it is not surprising that there is a shortage of beef cattle." – Michael Molloy, Co Kildare

LETTERS 25 February 2026

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Farmer Writes: looking back on 2025, a year to remember

Farmer Writes: looking back on 2025, a year to remember

FARMER WRITES 13 January 2026

Farmer Writes: the great beef reset of 2025

Farmer Writes: the great beef reset of 2025

FARMER WRITES 7 January 2026

Cattle breed societies speak out against Mercosur deal

Cattle breed societies speak out against Mercosur deal

Cattle breed societies speak out against Mercosur deal

PEDIGREE 5 January 2026

Wexford farmer rises to the top of the Australian working dog trial world

Wexford farmer rises to the top of the Australian working dog trial world

Wexford farmer rises to the top of the Australian working dog trial world

FEATURE 24 December 2025

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Tánaiste stops short of definitive ‘no’ when pushed on Mercosur stance

Tánaiste stops short of definitive ‘no’ when pushed on Mercosur stance

The Tánaiste insists that the Government's Mercosur position has not changed, but his failure to state that Ireland will vote no has been branded as 'extraordinary double-speak' by Sinn Féin.

NEWS 5 November 2025

Beef farmer gives back to Beaumont following farm incident

Beef farmer gives back to Beaumont following farm incident

Alan Gibbons has lived to tell the tale after a kick from a heifer left him fighting for his life last year.

NEWS 5 November 2025

Big prices for bull nuts

Big prices for bull nuts

Markethill annual charity auction raises £40,000 for Kidney Care UK.

DEALER 5 November 2025

ICSA Mercosur protest: ‘we don’t want compensation; we want a fair price’

ICSA Mercosur protest: ‘we don’t want compensation; we want a fair price’

Thursday saw ICSA members from across the country gather at the gates of Leinster House to protest against the possibility of an EU-Mercsour free trade deal.

NEWS 5 November 2025

Beef Management: front loading concentrates, Teagasc Beef conference and more

Beef Management: front loading concentrates, Teagasc Beef conference and more

Martin Merrick discusses the benefits of front loading feed to weanlings, what's coming up at this years Beef Conference as well as looking at your profits and tax liabilities.

MANAGEMENT 5 November 2025

Editorial: French blow for Mercosur resistance

Editorial: French blow for Mercosur resistance

Huge issues remain with the so-called safeguards, with the chances of these being triggered in the future very slim.

VIEWPOINTS 5 November 2025

My Farming Week: Michael Martin, Ballybaun, Rathnure, Co Wexford

My Farming Week: Michael Martin, Ballybaun, Rathnure, Co Wexford

Michael Martin, Ballybaun, Rathnure, Co Wexford.

NEWS 5 November 2025

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UK continues as Ireland’s main export market for food and drink.

Conor O’Sullivan, a business with Chinese graduate from UCC, has taken up the challenge of representing Irish food and drink in the UK after 13 years in China.

UK continues as Ireland’s main export market for food and drink.

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