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Forestry owner wins €1.43m tax dispute with Revenue
Forestry owner wins €1.43m tax dispute with Revenue

By Gordon Deegan A forestry owner has won a €1.43 million Capital Gains Tax (CGT) dispute with Revenue relating to...

Court: Farmers fined for health and safety offences over farm death
Court: Farmers fined for health and safety offences over farm death

By Gordon Deegan A west Clare woman has told a court of her devastation at losing her husband in a...

High Court: Mother and son in dispute over house and land
High Court: Mother and son in dispute over house and land

By Aodhan O’Faolain A dispute between a mother and son over a Co. Kilkenny-based property that includes a guesthouse and...

Court: Galway farmer jailed for abusing nephew on farm
Court: Galway farmer jailed for abusing nephew on farm

By Fiona Ferguson A Galway farmer who sexually abused his young nephew has been jailed for eight years. He abused...

From a beef farm in Galway to alpaca farming in Offaly
From a beef farm in Galway to alpaca farming in Offaly

By Barbara Collins Have you noticed that a certain South American animal is more and more common in our fields?...

Cost of alleged fraud at scandal-hit Bóthar reaches €1.2m
Cost of alleged fraud at scandal-hit Bóthar reaches €1.2m

By Gordon Deegan The cost to scandal-hit charity, Bóthar, of identified alleged fraud and related legal and other costs now...

Co. Galway farmer accused of assaulting neighbour
Co. Galway farmer accused of assaulting neighbour

By Gordon Deegan A judge has described a case where a County Galway farmer is accused of assaulting his neighbouring...

Farmer Michael Scott jailed for 6 years
Farmer Michael Scott jailed for 6 years

By Eoin Reynolds Galway farmer, Michael Scott, who was found guilty of the manslaughter of his aunt, has been jailed...

Focus: Pedigree pork on a Co. Down farm
Focus: Pedigree pork on a Co. Down farm

By Barbara Collins “I always say I was born two generations too late,” said Robbie Neill from Stonebridge Cottage Farm...

Green light for Dawn Meats 434-unit housing scheme
Green light for Dawn Meats 434-unit housing scheme

By Gordon Deegan One of the country’s largest meat processing companies, Dawn Meats, has received planning permission to build a...

Farmer Michael Scott to spend first night in prison
Farmer Michael Scott to spend first night in prison

By Eoin Reynolds Galway farmer, Michael Scott, who was found guilty of the manslaughter of his aunt has been remanded...

Farm Focus: Organic Dexters, pigs and tillage in Slane
Farm Focus: Organic Dexters, pigs and tillage in Slane

By Barbara Collins Alex and Carina Coyningham have been running Rock Farm in Slane for 12 years now. Many will...

Man charged with alleged Limerick fertiliser heist
Man charged with alleged Limerick fertiliser heist

A man has been charged in connection with an alleged fertiliser heist in Co. Limerick. 38-year-old Noel Greaney, from John...

Galway farmer to be sentenced for sexually abusing nephew
Galway farmer to be sentenced for sexually abusing nephew

By Fiona Ferguson A Galway farmer sexually abused his young nephew as the child helped him out with tasks round...

Agri-food Brexit impact: ‘Even printer ink was taking 6 weeks’
Agri-food Brexit impact: ‘Even printer ink was taking 6 weeks’

By Barbara Collins Since Britain voted to leave the European Union (EU) in 2016, there have been years of debate...

Silage contractor in court over cash seized by gardaí
Silage contractor in court over cash seized by gardaí

By Gordon Deegan A 24-year-old silage contractor told gardaí that the €2,480 in cash, which was the proceeds of criminal...

Diversifying from dairy to become a ‘Farm Foodie’ in Co. Antrim
Diversifying from dairy to become a ‘Farm Foodie’ in Co. Antrim

By Barbara Collins The cliché of the farmer’s wife making ‘pin money’ with pots of jam is a well-worn trope,...

Farmer wins battle with Revenue Commissioners
Farmer wins battle with Revenue Commissioners

By Gordon Deegan A farmer has won a €72,728 tax battle with the Revenue Commissioners in relation to a dispute...