Local authorities to increase farm inspections | EU reacts to farmer protests | Details of new suckler scheme

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’ eventsDon’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture and visit Agriland.ie for more.