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Surfer saves sheep from drowning off Clare cliff

January 7, 2021

By Gordon Deegan A Lahinch surfer has saved an ‘exhausted’ sheep from drowning after the sheep had fallen off a cliff edge at…

New Year – new trade rules for agri-business

January 7, 2021

Agri-Business

By Ciara Dillon – head of food/drink and agri-business, tax director, BDO Ireland A new era has dawned; Great Britain (GB) has left…

Chestnutt: Let’s use 2021 to show what the public can gain from backing NI farming

January 2, 2021

N.Ireland

2020 has certainly been challenging for everyone and as we enter a new year, however, it’s important that as a farming community we…

176 workplace accidents at meat processors in the past year

December 15, 2020

Beef

By Gordon Deegan There has been one fatality among the 176 workplace accidents that have occurred in meat processing plants over the past…

Part-time Clare farmer convicted of felling trees without licence

December 14, 2020

Rural Life

A Burren farmer committed “a heinously illegal act” when felling trees on his lands without a licence. That is according to Judge Patrick…

Farming and football – Mayo player Stephen Coen prepares for intense weeks ahead

December 11, 2020

Rural Life

By Ger Flanagan Life outside of football for Stephen Coen right now has many parallels to his Mayo senior career in that there…

Co. Clare farmer fined for green diesel in jeep

December 7, 2020

Rural Life

By Gordon Deegan A Co. Clare farmer who escaped jail for animal neglect earlier this year has been fined €2,500 concerning a marked…

Judge adjourns land boundary dispute case in Gort

November 30, 2020

Rural Life

By Gordon Deegan A judge has stated that “war may break out again” in a land boundary dispute between two brothers-in-law if the…

Court hears Clare farmer lost out on farm grants after TB investigation

November 30, 2020

Rural Life

By Gordon Deegan A west Clare farmer has lost out on around €20,000 in farm grants due to a Department of Agriculture investigation…

Judge dismisses family’s claim of ‘undue influence’ in making of will

November 27, 2020

Rural Life

By Gordon Deegan A judge has dismissed a claim by four adult siblings that their brother exerted undue influence on their late mother…

Galway sheep farmer tells court of ‘heartbreak’ over dog attacks on sheep

November 26, 2020

Breaking News

By Gordon Deegan A Galway sheep farmer today (Thursday November 26) told a court that he has been left ‘broken-hearted’ by 10 separate…

Meat processor ordered to pay out after ‘unfair dismissal’

November 23, 2020

Beef

By Gordon Deegan A meat processor fired one worker and issued final written warnings to 19 other workers after they walked off the…

Covid-19 boost contributes to record sales at Glenisk

November 20, 2020

Agri-Business

By Gordon Deegan Organic yogurt sales at Glenisk this year increased by 50% during the first ‘lockdown’ as the family-controlled yogurt producer enjoyed…

Beef farmer jailed for transporting cocaine

November 13, 2020

Beef

By Sonya McLean A Latvian beef farmer who was working in Ireland as an international lorry driver has been jailed for eight years…

53 safety investigations in agriculture sector in 2019

November 4, 2020

Rural Life

By Gordon Deegan The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) carried out 1,684 inspections and 53 investigations in the agriculture sector in 2019. Cumulative fines…