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Farmer Michael Scott jailed for 6 years
Farmer Michael Scott jailed for 6 years

By Eoin Reynolds Galway farmer, Michael Scott, who was found guilty of the manslaughter of his aunt, has been jailed...

Focus: Pedigree pork on a Co. Down farm
Focus: Pedigree pork on a Co. Down farm

By Barbara Collins “I always say I was born two generations too late,” said Robbie Neill from Stonebridge Cottage Farm...

Green light for Dawn Meats 434-unit housing scheme
Green light for Dawn Meats 434-unit housing scheme

By Gordon Deegan One of the country’s largest meat processing companies, Dawn Meats, has received planning permission to build a...

Farmer Michael Scott to spend first night in prison
Farmer Michael Scott to spend first night in prison

By Eoin Reynolds Galway farmer, Michael Scott, who was found guilty of the manslaughter of his aunt has been remanded...

Farm Focus: Organic Dexters, pigs and tillage in Slane
Farm Focus: Organic Dexters, pigs and tillage in Slane

By Barbara Collins Alex and Carina Coyningham have been running Rock Farm in Slane for 12 years now. Many will...

Man charged with alleged Limerick fertiliser heist
Man charged with alleged Limerick fertiliser heist

A man has been charged in connection with an alleged fertiliser heist in Co. Limerick. 38-year-old Noel Greaney, from John...

Galway farmer to be sentenced for sexually abusing nephew
Galway farmer to be sentenced for sexually abusing nephew

By Fiona Ferguson A Galway farmer sexually abused his young nephew as the child helped him out with tasks round...

Agri-food Brexit impact: ‘Even printer ink was taking 6 weeks’
Agri-food Brexit impact: ‘Even printer ink was taking 6 weeks’

By Barbara Collins Since Britain voted to leave the European Union (EU) in 2016, there have been years of debate...

Silage contractor in court over cash seized by gardaí
Silage contractor in court over cash seized by gardaí

By Gordon Deegan A 24-year-old silage contractor told gardaí that the €2,480 in cash, which was the proceeds of criminal...

Diversifying from dairy to become a ‘Farm Foodie’ in Co. Antrim
Diversifying from dairy to become a ‘Farm Foodie’ in Co. Antrim

By Barbara Collins The cliché of the farmer’s wife making ‘pin money’ with pots of jam is a well-worn trope,...

Farmer wins battle with Revenue Commissioners
Farmer wins battle with Revenue Commissioners

By Gordon Deegan A farmer has won a €72,728 tax battle with the Revenue Commissioners in relation to a dispute...

Proposal to reintroduce ‘Cladóir’ sheep to Connemara Pony Show
Proposal to reintroduce ‘Cladóir’ sheep to Connemara Pony Show

By Mairtín Ó Catháin The celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Connemara Pony Breeders’ Society could...

Court: Farmer charged with dangerous driving of tractor
Court: Farmer charged with dangerous driving of tractor

By Gordon Deegan A Co. Clare farmer has appeared in court charged with drink driving and dangerous driving while driving...

Farmer fined for causing ‘serious damage’ to Kerry SAC
Farmer fined for causing ‘serious damage’ to Kerry SAC

By Anne Lucey Serious damage was caused to a wet heath habitat in a remote area near the Gap of...

Inquest hears of family heartbreak after bull killed young farmer
Inquest hears of family heartbreak after bull killed young farmer

By Sorcha Crowley The family of a young farmer who died from multiple blood clots on his lungs after a...

Galway farmer not guilty of murder but convicted of manslaughter
Galway farmer not guilty of murder but convicted of manslaughter

Galway farmer, Michael Scott has been found not guilty of murder, but guilty of manslaughter for the killing of his...

Probation bond for woman who attacked tractor with a golf club
Probation bond for woman who attacked tractor with a golf club

By Gordon Deegan A 63-year-old mother of six who broke the windows of her estranged husband’s tractor with a golf club in a...

Rosderra Irish Meats to pay €30,000 to worker retired at 65
Rosderra Irish Meats to pay €30,000 to worker retired at 65

By Gordon Deegan The country’s largest pork processor, Rosderra Irish Meats Group, has been ordered to pay an ex-employee €30,000...