Hannah Furlong

hfurlong@farmersjournal.ie

My Farming Week: Willie Keating, Carrigeenageragh, Kilrossanty, Co Waterford

Father and son Willie and Philip Keating are suckler and sheep farming at the foothills of the Comeragh Mountains in Co Waterford.

NEWS 11 November 2026

My Farming Week: Willie Keating, Carrigeenageragh, Kilrossanty, Co Waterford

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Weight-loss drugs open new opportunity for fresh produce - Bord Bia

Weight-loss drugs open new opportunity for fresh produce - Bord Bia

NEWS 7 November 2026

Six dairy farm jobs on offer, with €36,605 salaries in Cork and Tipperary

Six dairy farm jobs on offer, with €36,605 salaries in Cork and Tipperary

NEWS 7 November 2026

Weekend weather: settled with cool temperatures and fog in places

Weekend weather: settled with cool temperatures and fog in places

Weekend weather: settled with cool temperatures and fog in places

NEWS 6 November 2026

Stronger dairy markets must lift October co-op milk prices – ICMSA

Stronger dairy markets must lift October co-op milk prices – ICMSA

Stronger dairy markets must lift October co-op milk prices – ICMSA

NEWS 5 November 2026

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Weanlings making up to €350 less a head as export demand falls, ICSA says

Weanlings making up to €350 less a head as export demand falls, ICSA says

The ICSA suckler chair has highlighted concerns that weanling prices are down significantly on last year due to falling live export demand.

NEWS 5 November 2026

Bluetongue cases rise by 42% in past week

Bluetongue cases rise by 42% in past week

26 new cases of the virus have been identified in Ireland mostly in cattle.

NEWS 5 November 2026

September milk supplies recover following August drought-related drop

September milk supplies recover following August drought-related drop

Milk supplies appear to have recovered well in September following the impacts of the drought on August milk supplies.

NEWS 5 November 2026

Tipperary dairy farmer wins €5,000 in new entrant farming awards

Tipperary dairy farmer wins €5,000 in new entrant farming awards

The new entrant farming awards is a joint initiative between south Tipperary IFA and Clonmel Credit Union.

NEWS 5 November 2026

ABP agrees deal to buy Welsh lamb abattoir

ABP agrees deal to buy Welsh lamb abattoir

A spokesperson for ABP told the Irish Farmers Journal that the transaction is expected to be complete in December.

NEWS 5 November 2026

TB costs State €77m in first nine months of 2026

TB costs State €77m in first nine months of 2026

The Department has paid almost €11m to veterinary practitioners for TB testing in the first three quarters of 2026.

NEWS 5 November 2026

Claims of ‘vested interests’ in TB eradication

Claims of ‘vested interests’ in TB eradication

A meeting on the issue of TB was held in Valleymount hall in Wicklow on Monday night on the back of continuing high levels of TB across the county.

NEWS 4 November 2026

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Too much, too little – can science help farms with Ireland’s changing weather?

As Ireland celebrates Science Week from 8 to 15 November, coordinated by Research Ireland, the theme 'Water: from molecule to ocean' looks at how climate change alters the water systems we rely upon.

Too much, too little – can science help farms with Ireland’s changing weather?

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