Ireland

We have to wait after the showers for a rainbow to appear

Waiting time needn’t be wasted time

Minister Niall Collins TD.

Working conditions hold the key to farming’s future, European conference hears

Macra president Josephine O’Neill

Macra calls for delivery on government’s vision for rural Ireland

Macra president Josephine O’Neill

Mandatory provision of installation aid in latest CAP agreement a ‘huge leap’

Lot 15 selling for £9600

Record breaking night at C&M Tumilty in-calf heifer sale

Dana Simpson with layers

Ad Feature Taking poultry veterinary science right to the farm

Horses at the 2026 Ploughing Championships in Co Offaly.

Planting gospel seeds well

The willow bed is thriving and doing exactly what is designed to do – soak up nutrients from grey water which could have ended up in the Licky.

Waterford dairy farmer takes action to protect freshwater habitat

Macra president Josephine O’Neill

Macra sounds alarm over farm rates ruling and threat to essential farm sheds

Taoiseach Micheal Martin. Picture: PA/Niall Carson

Taoiseach Micheál Martin to address Macra national conference

David Meredith, Teagasc; Raquel Ferriera, Teagasc and TEDY; Loreto Ferguson, Teagasc; Áine Macken-Walsh, Teagasc, COREnet and TEDY; AnneMarie Butler, Teagasc; and Fedele Colantuono, COREnet Coordinator at the Land Citizenship: Rural Women Cultivating Good Food for all.

Land citizenship: Rural women cultivating good food for all

Macra president Josephine O’Neill

Macra national conference to put the farming and rural Ireland in the spotlight

Race 1 winner

Autumn point to point horse races at Portrush

Snámh in Aghaidh Easa begins on TG4 on Monday 2nd November 8.30pm

Climate change insight revealed through Wild Atlantic Salmon series on TG4

Localeyes launches Lens, a free marketing audit tool

Localeyes launches Lens, a free audit for local businesses

Armagh Georgian Festival Returns this November.

Turning back the clock: Armagh’s Georgian Festival returns this November
Armagh is set to return to the elegance of the 18th century, as the city’s annual Georgian Festival returns from Thursday 26 - Sunday 29 November 2026.
Darryl Armitage

Macra president Josephine O’Neill

Macra warns of tillage succession crisis as 676 farmers exit in 2026

Tullyallen Presbyterian Church harvest display

How good is your soil?

NI snack lovers could win a trip to the Super Bowl with McCoy’s

Andreas Haase, business director for BASF Agricultural Solutions UK and Ireland

New director for BASF Agricultural Solutions UK and Ireland

Agri Aware's Marcus O'Halloran and Cormac Tagging managing director Ursula Kelly at Bloom in June 2026.

Cormac Tagging strengthens support for Agri Aware as becomes an official patron

Pictured (L-R) are: Kathryn Hill, chief operating officer, Invest Northern Ireland, Conor Jackson, managing director, Jacksons Catering Equipment and Joni Harding, managing director, The Leisure Experts.

SMEs secure £2.4m through NI Small Business Loan Fund III

Macra president Josephine O’Neill

Macra – There’s €22 million for Ryder Cup, but Young Farmers left in the rough

Yara has announced a major investment at its Moira fertiliser terminal

Yara invests in Moira to strengthen fertiliser supply in Ireland

McDonald’s is on the hunt for the next generation of farming talent and food industry leaders, with applications for its renowned Progressive Young Farmers (PYF) programme which is now open for the 2027/28 academic year.

McDonald’s opens applications for 2027/28 Progressive Young Farmers programme

Bruce Spain, Country Manager, UK and Ireland.

Trouw Nutrition reinforces its commitment to customers across Ireland

Pictured at the launch of the 2026 FTMTA Farm Machinery Show, which runs at the Punchestown Event Centre from Tuesday, November 17th to Thursday, November 19th were, from left: Molly Kenny, (FBD Insurance), Michael Farrelly, (Executive Director, FTMTA) Dr. Michael Berkery (Chairperson of the FBD Trust), Claire Daly, (FTMTA).

FBD Insurance announces association with 2026 FTMTA Farm Machinery Show
The Farm Tractor & Machinery Trade Association’s (FTMTA) Farm Machinery Show returns to Punchestown Event Centre, where it will run over three days from Tuesday, November 17th to Thursday, November 19th.
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Agri Aware Chairman Shay Galvin, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon, and Agri Aware Executive Director Marcus O’Halloran at the launch of Agri Aware’s public donation campaign at this year’s National Ploughing Championships.

Agri Aware launches campaign as it marks 30 years of agricultural education

Expert rider Julie Donaghy from Craigavon prepares to take to the equestrian ring during the fourth episode of the new series of Beidh Aonach Amárach at the Castlewellan Show, on Wednesday 11 March, on TG4 at 8.30pm

Balmoral and Castlewellan Shows to feature on RTÉ One

Representatives from the River Basin Management Service alongside volunteers from community groups in attendance at the launch event of the new citizen science guidance and digital CSSI app. The CSSI Champions workshop took place on 19th September in the Bernal Institute, University of Limerick.

New citizen science app launched to help communities monitor Ireland’s rivers

Declan McAleer MLA

During informal committee meeting Dr Blake outlined scope of Fivemiletown review

Machinery can break down in the middle of harvest

Good news for the countryside: Farming isn’t always straightforward

L to R: Martin Owens, Pat Kenny, Rhonda O'Hanrahan, John Pearse Hearn, David Tobin

IAM Agricultural Machinery enjoys successful Ploughing 2026

Janne’s path to the top has been a whirlwind of international success.

Janne fan Panhuys achieves Elite ‘Model Sport AAA’ status

Pictured L-R: Allister Graham, Richard Farkas, Cailtlin McIntyre, Liz Shouldice Chief People Officer, Colin Kelly Chief Executive Officer, Shashank Shashikanth, Caoimhe Tully, Edel Hagney.

Lakeland Dairies welcomes new graduates

Declan McAleer MLA

During informal committee meeting Dr Blake outlined scope of Fivemiletown review

Germinal's Lincoln site

Investment of £5 million in expanded grass seed processing capacity

A cow and calf

Bullseye Babies set to come under the hammer at Kilrea

No matter what politicians may say, the reality is that the UK is wedded to a cheap food policy, made worse now by the pressures of inflation on food and energy in particular.

To grow local or import food? Ultimately it comes down to cost

Macra National president Josephine O'Neill and National Agricultural Affairs Committee Chair James McElearney sat down with Commissioner Hansen at the Ploughing this week.

Macra demands commitment from Commissioner Hansen on young farmer funding

Macra president Josephine O’Neill

Macra launches its CAP position at Ploughing 2026

A cow and calf

Bullseye Babies set to come under the hammer at Kilrea

Paul Ward, Director of Shelbourne Motors, and Gavin Thompson, Group Rental Manager at SVRgo, launch the company’s new £2.25 million Belfast operation, creating four jobs and taking its fleet to 350 vehicles.

Four jobs created in £2.25m SVRgo Belfast expansion

ACORNS Lead Entrepeneur Karen Kerrigan of Kerrigan's Mushrooms with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon and ACORNS past participant Kel Galavan of Mrs Smart Money

Final call for female entrepreneurs to apply for ACORNS programme

Macra president Josephine O’Neill

Macra calls for urgent action to protect Ireland’s horticulture sector

Lauri McCusker, director of Fermanagh Trust, and Peter Gallagher, project coordinator with West Fermanagh Farmers Cluster, pictured with a purpose-designed barn owl nest box. The organisations are working together on Barn Owls Across Borders, a new cross-border community conservation project bringing farmers and Men’s Shed members together across Fermanagh, Cavan and Leitrim. Picture: Black Bó Media

Farmers join forces across the border to help barn owls

One of the decorated cows on parade in Switzerland at the Entlebucher Alpabfahrt

A Swiss spectacle

Garda at the Irish Open course in Doonbeg, Co Clare, ahead of US President Donald Trump's expected arrival at the weekend. Mr Trump is to visit Ireland on Saturday and Sunday where he will meet political leaders and also attend the Irish Open golf tournament. On Saturday, he will visit his ambassador Edward Walsh and speak to President Catherine Connolly in Áras an Uachtaráin. Picture date: Friday September 11, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

Trump visit involves ‘one of biggest’ policing operations in Ireland

Cows

AERA committee to ask questions from Dr Martin Blake around Fivemiletown cull

Shay McGinley and Ger McFadden

Best friends shocked by support for run from Cork to Cushendun

Dublin’s Shane Halpin has been named the 2026 FBD Young Farmer of the Year, becoming the first winner from Dublin in the competition’s history.

Dublin’s Shane Halpin named 2026 FBD Young Farmer of the Year

Power showel in a construction site

Construction deaths prompt fresh all-island campaign to keep people safe

This is the first case of BTV-3 detected in Ireland where infection occurred in 2026.

New case of bluetongue identified in Co. Wexford

Macra president Josephine O’Neill

Macra welcomes suspension of Brazilian beef imports

General Views Brompton Bay, Bangor Co Down.

'Ireland has experienced the hottest summer since records began back in 1900'

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