Environment
Farmer and NGOs sue fossil fuel giant claiming climate damage
A farmer in Belgium and a number of environmental non-government organisations (NGOs) are attempting to sue a major fossil fuel...
Environment
A farmer in Belgium and a number of environmental non-government organisations (NGOs) are attempting to sue a major fossil fuel...
Agri-Business
Potato farm business Country Crest in north Co. Dublin has been ordered to pay over €88,000 to a neighbouring fruit...
Rural Life
By Gordon Deegan A judge has told “gentleman farmers” that he has no interest having court time used for a...
Rural Life
A Central Criminal Court murder trial has heard that dairy farmer Michael Scott was set to lose around 50% of...
Rural Life
By Gordon Deegan A judge has jailed a 29-year-old Co. Clare man for 14 months for a “bite” assault on...
Rural Life
Gordon Deegan A farmer who “lost the plot” reduced primary school children on a St. Brigid’s Day nature walk to...
Rural Life
By Gordon Deegan A judge has dismissed a mart assault charge against an east Clare based beef farmer, who is...
Rural Life
By Gordon Deegan A father and son have narrowly avoided jail for their role in a chaotic late night farmyard...
Rural Life
By Gordon Deegan A judge has compared a late-night chaotic farmyard scene, in which a father and son confronted gardaí...
Rural Life
By Gordon Deegan A farmer son of Euromillions winner, Dolores McNamara is facing an assault charge arising from an alleged...
Agri-Business
By Gordon Deegan A farmer-publican, who sold after-hours alcohol to patrons at Liam O’Riain’s pub in Ballina, Co. Tipperary, on...
Rural Life
Clonakilty District Court Judge James McNulty expressed surprise at what he termed the “lamentable ignorance” of a Clonakilty landowner in...
N.Ireland
A Castlewellan farmer has been fined £25,000 after a labourer aged in his 20s died on his farm during a...
N.Ireland
A 34-year-old Co. Down man has today (June 2) been fined in court for offences relating to the illegal dumping...
N.Ireland
A north-west farmer has been fined in court after he failed to register three calves and failed to notify the...
N.Ireland
A Co. Tyrone farmer has been fined after he was convicted in court of tampering with a bovine TB test....
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture has confirmed it is seeking legal advice over ministerial orders to halt construction work and...
Rural Life
A leading barrister has claimed that large numbers of bankruptcy claims will be made by Ireland’s financial institutions as soon...