Teagasc run Transferring the Family Farm clinics every year. These clinics are designed to help farm families through the process and all aspects that need to be considered when transferring the family farm.
Teagasc hosted six Transferring the Family Farm clinics in October 2025.
It is essential for every farmer to have a farm succession plan in place. There are complex legal and taxation rules that, if planned for, can be managed easily. If not planned for, however, there could be a major impact on the viability of the farm business.
This publication looks at seven specific issues that require discussion when a succession plan is being put in place.
In the below clip, Klara McGrisken, Teagasc Financial Management Specialist, provides an overview of what takes place at the clinic. The event is run over a half day and opens with a short presentation on the area of farm transfer. People will get the opportunity to talk to professional advisors one-to-one about their own particular farm transfer situation.
The professional advisors at the clinic include:
Teagasc advisory and education staff
tax specialists
legal experts and
family mediation professionals
all offer practical advice on the topic of farm transfer.
All farm family members are welcome including parents, farming focused children and members of the wider family group. The overall aim of the event is to leave the event more knowledgeable and on the correct path towards their own successful farm succession plan.
Elsewhere in the clip, Seamus Bagnall and his son Jim explain why they decided to attend one of the clinics and outline what they hope to achieve by attending the clinic.
Teagasc hosted two Transferring the Family Farm clinics on Wednesday, 6 & 13 October 2021.
On part one of the clinic, which took place on Wednesday, 6 October, Clare O’Keeffe from Succession Ireland spoke about how using a mediator can help farming families put together a successful succession plan in place. Emma Fogarty Teagasc Solicitor spoke of the importance of writing a will and the role of executors.
On part two of the clinic, which took place on Wednesday, 13 October, Deborah Dwyer from the Citizens Information Board made two presentations, firstly looking at the Nursing Home Support Scheme (Fair Deal) and secondly she discussed the state Pensions (contributory and non-contributory).
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