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Dr Eimear Cotter appointed director general of the EPA

Dr Cotter will succeed the outgoing director general, Laura Burke, who held the position since 2011.

NEWS 10 February 2026
Dr Eimear Cotter appointed director general of the EPA
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€540/ac paid for land lease in Kilkenny

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Farmer Writes: without farmer support, Bord Bia is a dead duck
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Adam Woods appointed editor of the Irish Farmers Journal
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Angus bulls average €4,100 in Carrick opener

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Editorial: dialogue needed on older farmer payments

Pension reform has started in Ireland, but a lot more reform and support would be needed if CAP payments were to be cut from older farmers.

by Adam Woods
Editorial: dialogue needed on older farmer payments
Colm McCarthy: building vanity stadiums is not where the focus should be
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Listen: tillage farmer seeking cost-effective min-till kit finds niche in Poland

Peter Thomas Keaveney speaks with Michael Redmond, who tells us how he balances working full-time with ESB Networks, farming 200 acres of tillage and importing cultivation equipment from Poland.

NEWS 9 February 2026
Listen: tillage farmer seeking cost-effective min-till kit finds niche in Poland
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Land market expected to hold steady in 2026

Most of the factors that kept the market stable in 2025 remain in place as we enter the new year.

LAND REPORT 9 February 2026
Land market expected to hold steady in 2026
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1 €540/ac paid for land lease in Kilkenny

€540/ac paid for land lease in Kilkenny

2 Livestock farmers have to decide if they will use Irish grain – Bord Bia

Livestock farmers have to decide if they will use Irish grain – Bord Bia
3 Farmer Writes: without farmer support, Bord Bia is a dead duck

Farmer Writes: without farmer support, Bord Bia is a dead duck
4 Adam Woods appointed editor of the Irish Farmers Journal

Adam Woods appointed editor of the Irish Farmers Journal

5 Angus bulls average €4,100 in Carrick opener

Angus bulls average €4,100 in Carrick opener

 

6 Minister calls stakeholder meeting over Bord Bia debacle

Minister calls stakeholder meeting over Bord Bia debacle

7 ‘Insufficient supports’ for farmers to cut average cattle finishing age

‘Insufficient supports’ for farmers to cut average cattle finishing age
8 Zwartbles ewe pops out healthy quintuplets in Mayo

Zwartbles ewe pops out healthy quintuplets in Mayo
9 Beef prices: quotes remain unchanged

Beef prices: quotes remain unchanged

10 Patrick Blake appointed managing director of Ornua Foods UK and Europe

Patrick Blake appointed managing director of Ornua Foods UK and Europe