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Consumers will have to 'get used' to paying more for food - Tirlán CEO

If consumers are not prepared to pay more for food, the guarantee of security of supply will not be there as it was in the past, Tirlán CEO Seán Molloy has said.

8 January 2025 NEWS

One in 11 work permits issued were for agriculture, forestry or fishing

Meat processors, dairy co-ops, Teagasc, the NDC and farms were among the employers granted work permits last year.

6 January 2025 NEWS
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What can be done for Irish farming's labour shortage

As the need for employees on Irish farms continues to grow, 2023 Nuffield Ireland Scholar Gillian Willis shares some tips from her recent Nuffield research on people management.

1 January 2025
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Five jobs to get sheds ready for spring calving

With spring calving just around the corner, outlined are five jobs to prepare sheds for one of the busiest times of the year.

25 December 2024 MANAGEMENT
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Succession plan knocked back by IHT change

The proposed reforms of UK inheritance tax could have big implications for our farm, writes John Egerton.

23 December 2024
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Farmer Writes: inheritance tax change a looming disaster

Labour leader Keir Starmer is obviously a very intelligent man but has a total lack of charisma and judgement, writes Joe Collingborn.

21 December 2024
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Bright future for niche Kildare firm exporting 90% of its kit

In the past decade, Kildare firm Denis Doyle Ltd has become a household name in the solar industry in America, producing high end self-propelled pile drivers. Peter Thomas Keaveney reports.

18 December 2024
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Tories vow to scrap inheritance tax plan

Shadow Farming Minister Robbie Moore speaks to Peter McCann about inheritance tax and farm policy changes since Brexit.

18 December 2024 NORTHERN IRELAND
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Changing opinions on IHT grab, says Moody

The Secretary of the CAAV, Jeremy Moody, was the main speaker at a winter briefing for members, held in Co Antrim

11 December 2024 NORTHERN IRELAND