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Kieran Coughlan

Farmer and Financial Advisor

Kieran Coughlan: Time to examine the rates of interest you are paying

The edging up of deposit interest rates is good news, but of little comfort to borrowers whose costs have been steadily rising

Mon, 04 Sep, 2023

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Farmers to begin navigating Fertiliser Register regulations

By providing farmers with online calculators, a better outcome will be obtained where farmers can self-regulate and make sure they stay within their fertiliser allowances

Mon, 28 Aug, 2023

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Kieran Coughlan: Protecting your farm loans from soaring interest rates

By having a plan to tackle financial problems as best one can, and by being upfront with your lender, the prospects of a credit squeeze undermining the sustainability of your business are much reduced

Tue, 11 Apr, 2023

Kieran Coughlan: The future direction for Irish farming toward 2030

S Kieran Coughlan: The future direction for Irish farming toward 2030

Minister for Agriculture Charlie MacConologue speaking at the Joint Committee on Environment and Climate outlined the broad sphere in which agriculture is playing its part in meeting the 2030 climate targets.

Wed, 08 Mar, 2023

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Kieran Coughlan: After a year of soaring costs where next for fertiliser prices?

Farmers are set to spend over €1bn on fertiliser this year. Irish farmers use about 1. 6m tons of imported fertiliser annually.

Wed, 08 Feb, 2023