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Trump trade deal could have been worse

The EU's trade negotiations, like the Donegal footballers, looked so bad at one stage that defeat without annhilation was ultimately acceptable.

DEALER 30 July 2025

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Four key derogation dates for Irish farmers

Four key derogation dates for Irish farmers

NEWS 30 July 2025

Derogation habitats process will take 'years' - Minister

Derogation habitats process will take 'years' - Minister

NEWS 28 July 2025

Ireland to seek longer derogation term – Minister Heydon

Ireland to seek longer derogation term – Minister Heydon

Ireland to seek longer derogation term – Minister Heydon

NEWS 25 July 2025

Commission tries to spin CAP cuts as a farming win

Commission tries to spin CAP cuts as a farming win

Commission tries to spin CAP cuts as a farming win

NEWS 23 July 2025

Watch: 20% CAP cut a 'decent' place to start but not to end – Minister Heydon

Watch: 20% CAP cut a 'decent' place to start but not to end – Minister Heydon

Minister Heydon holds his concerns for the next CAP against the context of there being plenty of road left to travel to change the Commission's plans.

NEWS 16 July 2025

IFA issues pre-budget submission

IFA issues pre-budget submission

IFA president Francie Gorman led a delegation on Tuesday to meet with Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon about the submission ahead of Budget 2026 in October.

NEWS 16 July 2025

CAP latest: MEP fury at Commission's denial it wants to pillage farm funds

CAP latest: MEP fury at Commission's denial it wants to pillage farm funds

MEPs have returned fire in the Commission's battle to dissolve the standalone CAP budget to leave farmers competing with non-agricultural programmes for funding.

NEWS 16 July 2025

Publish Commission's derogation demands - IFA

Publish Commission's derogation demands - IFA

IFA has insisted that the current derogation regime must remain in place while all appropriate assessments of river catchments are concluded.

NEWS 16 July 2025

CAP entitlement changes and new reference period proposed

CAP entitlement changes and new reference period proposed

The Commission's draft CAP plans look for a major reshuffling of payments between different groups of farmers, but little certainty has yet to emerge from the proposals under consideration.

NEWS 16 July 2025

What next: CAP within a bigger plan

What next: CAP within a bigger plan

Should the European Commission’s proposals for the next EU budget and CAP pass, what process will be behind drawing up the raft of farm schemes due to begin in 2028?

NEWS 16 July 2025

€300bn ringfenced for farm 'income supports' in official EU budget plans

€300bn ringfenced for farm 'income supports' in official EU budget plans

The Commission is looking to broaden the definition of income supports beyond what will be the successor schemes to those currently under Pillar 1.

NEWS 16 July 2025

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