Agri-Business
The Committee on Agriculture has been told that proposed new rules on animal transport will "effectively end" live trade from Ireland.
Beef
The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food will meet tomorrow (Wednesday, March 25) to discuss Ireland’s live export market.
Sheep
271,766 live sheep were imported by Ireland in 2025, figures provided by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine show.
The Department of Agriculture said the cow detected with bluetongue in Co. Wexford had no clinical symptoms, Agriland understands.
Live animal exports were worth an estimated €480 million in 2025, up 40% when compared to the previous year.
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The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) said the live Irish cattle trade can continue through France once it complies with new requirements.
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An Irish MEP believes the government must be ready to step in if industry does not replace lost live export capacity.
IFA president Francie Gorman has met with the ambassador of France to Ireland to discuss a range of issues, particularly Mercosur.
There have been further calls from MEPs to ensure that new animal transport rules prioritise Ireland's access to the Single Market.
Dairy
The activist group Ethical Farming Ireland has said it intends to hold a protest this coming weekend at Rosslare Europort over calf exports.
An Irish MEP has called for livestock exporters to be guaranteed that they will continue to be able to access the EU Single Market.
The value of food and live animals exported from Ireland in January 2025 was over €100 million higher than the same month of 2024.
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) Michael Healy-Rae said Ireland will always need live exports.
The Argentine government has announced it will lift the country's 50-year live export ban, amid soaring global demand for its beef.
The minister for agriculture in Germany has proposed new animal welfare rules for non-EU countries importing live animals.
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Food and live animals made up the largest share of exports to the UK in November 2024, according to the latest data
The value of live exports of animals from Ireland stood at €340 million in 2024, up almost 30% from 2023 levels, according to a new report.
