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NEWS: Heydon issues update on Wall Report
Rachel Dowley
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon issues an update on the progress his department has made in enacting the objectives of the Wall Report Action Plan
27 February 2026 News
NEWS: Welfare on Oireachtas agenda
Questions have been asked in the Dail recently about sulky racing and horse welfare in urban areas
12 February 2026 News
Work will now commence on Tipperary all-weather
Martin Heydon, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine was in Tipperary to turn the sod on the new Tipperary all-weather track
REVIEW: Featuring a mixed field
A number of non-equestrians graced the Irish Horse World pages during 2025, reflects Margie McLoone
23 December 2025 Features
NEWS: Equine charities among beneficiaries of charity funding
Among the equine related charities to receive funding is The Donkey Sanctuary which was allocated €320,000
19 December 2025 News
NEWS: Equine database to 'transform' the sector
Over time operators will not be allowed to present a horse for sale, export or competition unless they can show the horse’s location on the database
31 October 2025 News
NEWS: 173 horses seized so far in 2025
The highest number of seizures was 40 carried out by Cork City Council
24 October 2025 News
NEWS: 560 horses exported for slaughter in last 12 months
There are no recorded movements of horses for slaughter to other EU member states prior to August 2024
26 September 2025 News
NEWS: Minister launches €500,000 equine traceability scheme
The scheme is to fund improvements in how equine life events are captured and will support the use of IT by passport issuing organisations and equine sales houses
25 July 2025 News
'She has been a role model for a whole generation'
The Minister for Agriculture has saluted the achievements of the leading jump jockey who announced her retirement on Monday
12 May 2025 News
NEWS: Minister calls for negotiations over US tariffs
The Minister for Agriculture visited Kentucky this week and described the transatlantic trade in horses as "mutually beneficial"
11 April 2025 News
NEWS: 'Negotiations need to commence' - Heydon on tariffs
Minister Martin Heydon visited Ashford Stud in Kentucky this week during a US trade mission
11 April 2025 News