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Irish Food Exports To Fall By 30% In No-Deal Brexit Scenario, Study Finds

Irish food exports look set to fall by around 29.9%, while imports will drop by 33.6% in a no-deal Brexit scenario, a new report has revealed. The Vulne...

Ireland Could Try To Block Mercosur Trade Deal On Amazon Concerns

As wildfires rage through the Brazilian Amazon, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has said Dublin will vote against a trade deal between the European Union...

Irish Beef Price Sees Strongest Decline Among Other EU Countries

Irish beef prices saw the strongest decline recorded across the EU’s beef markets last month, according to the Irish Independent. The figures from...

Progress Reportedly Made During Beef Plan Discussions

It is being reported that progress has been made on ‘a number of issues’ to boost transparency in the beef sector after tensions increased amon...

Irish Consumers Feel They Hold Most Responsibility Over Climate Change

At least 80% of Irish consumers believe that to preserve the planet, we need to change how we consume and produce food. This according to the European M...

IFA Calls On Irish, EU Governments To Up Support In No-Deal Brexit

Given the increasing threat of a no-deal Brexit, the Irish Farmers’ Association has warned that substantially more EU and Government funding and supp...

Volume Of Exports To The UK Grow In May Despite Brexit Clouds

Exports to Great Britain increased by €52 million, up 4%, to €1.25 billion in May 2019 compared with May 2018, despite the growing uncertainty ov...

UK Report Suggests Shared Agri-Food Area For UK&I Post-Brexit

A new report has come from Prosperity UK’s Alternative Arrangements Commission, suggesting that a new shared food safety and animal health area, taki...