Rural Life
INHFA AGM: Sites on private land 'advertised as places of interest'
Sites such as old ruins and buildings on private land are being advertised as “places of interest to visit” without,...
Hill Walkers
Rural Life
Farmers: Unrestricted access to uplands 'not a public right'
Unrestricted access to uplands is “not a public right”, the Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association (INHFA) has stressed, following...
Sheep
Walkers urged not to take dogs onto the hills
Walkers have been urged not to take their dogs onto the hills by Mountaineering Ireland. The national representative body for...
Rural Life
Escaped cow put down after walkers leave gate open
A cow that escaped from her field when rural walkers left a gate open had to be put down after...
Rural Life
Landowners' legislation: 'Must be passed without delay'
The announcement that legislation will be introduced to indemnify landowners in the event of hill walkers having an accident and...
Rural Life
Wildfire worries could halt hill-walking on farmers' land
Farmers could be forced to restrict public access to their land due to wildfire fears, a farmers’ organisation has warned....
Rural Life
High Court overturns decision to award €40,000 in damages to hillwalker
The High Court has overturned a decision to award a hillwalker €40,000 in damages for injuries sustained after a fall on...
Rural Life
'Growing concern' among landowners following hill walker judgement
There is a growing concern among landowners and recreational users of the uplands in the wake of the recent judgement...
Rural Life
Award of €40,000 to hill walker 'should not be causing worry for farmers'
Mountaineering Ireland has refuted claims from the IFA and ICSA that farmers should be worried about a recent court judgement...
Rural Life
'It's unacceptable that a farmer should face a lawsuit through no fault of their own'
It is totally unacceptable that a farmer or landowner should find themselves facing a lawsuit through no fault of their own, ICSA...
