Aisling Kiernan

Aisling is from a farming background in Co. Longford. She holds a National Dip in Journalism & Media Communications from Griffith College Dublin and is currently working towards a BA (Hons) in Law at AIT. Aisling worked with the Longford News from 2006-2007 and then as a journalist with the Longford Leader from 2007-2018. She was nominated for a Local Ireland Media Award in 2017. Aisling has written on all aspects of farming and rural life in Co. Longford and across the midlands region.

Rural Life

What are the rules of the road when moving cattle?

In some parts of the country the movement of cattle on a public road provides neighbours with the opportunity to...

January 7, 2019

Rural Life

210 people die on Irish farms over nine year period

During the recently held Knowledge Transfer meeting at Granard Mart, sheep farmer and AXA representative Myles Reilly spoke about farm...

January 6, 2019

Agri-Business

Concerns raised over vet dispute impact as industry deals with Brexit

As the dispute with the Temporary Veterinary Inspectors (TVI) in meat plants around the country deepens, concerns have been raised...

January 4, 2019

Rural Life

Knowledge Transfer meeting: ‘Tractors and quads main focus for thieves’

One third of tractors are stolen with the key in the ignition; two thirds of vans taken from farms have the...

January 4, 2019

Rural Life

Farmers hear how to protect livelihoods at Knowledge Transfer event in Granard Mart

Sergeant Paul McDermott, Longford/Roscommon Crime Prevention Officer (CPO), provided those gathered at the recently held Knowledge Transfer event ‘Protecting Your...

January 3, 2019