Dead farmers and ghost machinery: Anti-fraud unit now targeting farmers over subsidy scamsFalsifying details of machinery purchases and multiple herd numbers associated with one individual were also among red flags raisedClaims for the dead and 10-herd email trails: Inside the Department’s efforts to tackle farm subsidy fraudCiaran Moran Today at 06:30Grant applications in the names of dead farmers, second-hand equipment being passed off as new and non-existent projects are just some of the tactics being used to defraud taxpayers, the Department of Agriculture has claimed.

Source: Irish Independent February 24, 2026 11:58 UTC