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Minister confident slurry grant will get commission approval
Minister confident slurry grant will get commission approval

By Megan O’Brien Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, has said that he believes a proposal to...

Would you buy a spray drone for over €800k?
Would you buy a spray drone for over €800k?

By Chris McCullough Equipped with 33ft (10m) booms and a 110gal (500L) capacity tank, the new Sprayhawk drone is being...

Retired farmer faces hefty tax bill after losing battle with Revenue
Retired farmer faces hefty tax bill after losing battle with Revenue

By Gordon Deegan A retired farmer has been left with an “off the scale” €364,513 income tax and VAT bill...

Thousands of Australian farmers protest at govt buildings
Thousands of Australian farmers protest at govt buildings

By Chris McCullough Over 2,000 Australian farmers gathered in front of the nation’s Parliament House in Canberra in the past...

Buildings Focus: From beef to dairy with £1m investment
Buildings Focus: From beef to dairy with £1m investment

By Chris McCullough When converting beef housing to a brand new dairy unit, Robert Patton carried out a lot of...

Farmer denied planning permission in 20-year right of way dispute
Farmer denied planning permission in 20-year right of way dispute

By Gordon Deegan An Bord Pleanála has refused planning permission to a Co. Clare farmer in a planning row between...

Supplying milk at a premium for Gruyere cheese with strict protocol
Supplying milk at a premium for Gruyere cheese with strict protocol

By Chris McCullough Dating back to medieval times, Gruyere is one of the most famous cheeses in the world, and...

Dairy Focus: Better fertility and milk quality from crossbred herds
Dairy Focus: Better fertility and milk quality from crossbred herds

By Chris McCullough Around 120 delegates from across the world attended the VikingGenetics UK ProCROSS conference near Birmingham to learn...

Farming neighbours sentenced in assault case
Farming neighbours sentenced in assault case

Farming neighbours “who were once very good friends now unfortunately leave a legacy of hostility, hatred and anger”. That is...

Accused in Rabbitte cow dung incident says she was never struck
Accused in Rabbitte cow dung incident says she was never struck

By Gordon Deegan The south Co. Galway farmer accused of throwing a bag of cow dung in the direction of...

Court: Farmer charged with alleged assault of 12-year-old boy
Court: Farmer charged with alleged assault of 12-year-old boy

By Gordon Deegan Co. Clare farmer and auctioneer, Niall Gilligan, has appeared in court charged with the alleged assault causing...

Clare man pleads guilty in court to reckless discharge of shotgun
Clare man pleads guilty in court to reckless discharge of shotgun

By Gordon Deegan A 48-year-old east Clare man has pleaded guilty to the reckless discharge of a shotgun where he...

Court: Clare farmer cleared of trespassing on land
Court: Clare farmer cleared of trespassing on land

By Gordon Deegan An east Clare farmer has been cleared in court of trespassing on the lands of his ex-wife’s...

Sod turned on €200m Diageo brewery in Kildare
Sod turned on €200m Diageo brewery in Kildare

By Gordon Deegan The sod has been turned on Guinness producer, Diageo’s new €200 million state-of-the-art carbon neutral brewery in...

Case dismissed against woman who provided bull semen analysis
Case dismissed against woman who provided bull semen analysis

By David Forsythe A case brought by the Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI) against a woman who provided a bull...

Court: Judge insists farmer must attend court in assault case
Court: Judge insists farmer must attend court in assault case

By Gordon Deegan A judge has told a court that a farmer’s new baby will be one month old by the...

Man fined for illegal hare hunting in Clare
Man fined for illegal hare hunting in Clare

By Gordon Deegan A wife “absolutely scalded” her husband for engaging in illegal Irish hare hunting in Doolin, Co Clare,...

Pre-tax profits almost double at Limerick-based Sysco Foods
Pre-tax profits almost double at Limerick-based Sysco Foods

By Gordon Deegan Pre-tax profits at the Irish arm of US food giant Sysco Foods last financial year almost doubled...