Castlebar

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Heavy bullocks average over €3/kg at Balla Mart

There was a large sale of cattle at Balla Mart on Saturday, July 28 with prices described as "well up on last week", according to the...

Keeping the tradition of St. Brigid's cross-making alive

Rural Life

almost 2 years ago

Keeping the tradition of St. Brigid's cross-making alive

Regional styles and variations of St. Brigid's crosses existed throughout the country in the past. The crosses were hung in animal sheds...

Green fingered garda grows 'no dig' enterprise

Rural Life

almost 3 years ago

Green fingered garda grows 'no dig' enterprise

A Donegal man who works as a community Garda in Castlebar has created a vegetable enterprise on what was once a bog using a 'no dig' method.

Cattle lorry gets stuck in narrow Castlebar side street

Rural Life

almost 7 years ago

Cattle lorry gets stuck in narrow Castlebar side street

This morning, we saw a tractor on a motorway; this evening we have a cattle lorry in the middle of a town.

Thousands of farmers march on Castlebar over 'unfair' GLAS

Environment

almost 11 years ago

Thousands of farmers march on Castlebar over 'unfair' GLAS

Over 2,000 farmers have marched on the Taoiseach's office in Castlebar in protest over the Department of Agriculture’s implementation of the new GLAS scheme