Charles O’Donnell, Breifne O’Brien and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:

• Local authorities to increase farm inspections
• Details of new suckler scheme
• Tirlán’s €6 million payout to 4,700 farmer shareholders
• EU reacts to farmer protests
• 10 deer management units to be set up
• Farmers join ‘single and mingle’ events

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