Rural Life
"Tens of thousands" of euro worth of equipment have been stolen from a farmyard in Co. Leitrim, including a van.
Fianna Fáil councillor Justin Warnock has said that young farmers are unable to compete with big companies with “deeper pockets”.
Environment
IFI has confirmed two successful prosecutions against a wind farm and a plant hire company for the pollution of a river in Co. Leitrim.
Forestry
Elected representatives from Co. Leitrim met with Minister Michael Healy-Rae yesterday, to discuss issues with forestry in the county.
A group water scheme in Leitrim has been denied funding for a UV treatment and a PH corrector, according to Sinn Féin cllr., Brendan Barry.
A new campaign to add value to local produce in Co. Leitrim has been proposed by Fianna Fáil councillor for Manorhamilton, Justin Warnock.
Forestry farmers in Co. Leitrim have been left "swinging in the wind" according to a Fianna Fáil councillor for Leitrim, Paddy O'Rourke.
Staff at a nursing home in Co. Leitrim were forced to deal with an escaped Charolais cow that entered the premises in recent days.
Agri-Business
Four students in Co. Leitrim have have designed a calander as part of an innovative plan to raise awareness for farm safety in 2024.
Agri Politics
Kevin Comiskey has announced today that he is stepping down as the current Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) National Sheep Committee chair.
The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers' Association (INHFA) has called for the application deadline for...
A landslide which occurred in Co. Leitrim in 2020 impacted a number of farmers, who may not be eligible for the Basic Payment Scheme in 2023.
A TD has branded as "unacceptable" a delay in compensation payments to farmers affected by the landslide in Co Leitrim two years ago.
Video
Farming outside Drumkeerin, Co. Leitrim, Ciaran Clancy is a part-time suckler farmer and the chairperson of Leitrim Macra na Feirme.
A raffle with a Limousin heifer as second prize being held to raise funds for a Leitrim clubhouse has captured the public's imagination...
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has said that farmers and...
An independent TD has described Co. Leitrim as a "national sacrifice zone for sitka spruce" during a speech on forestry development.
Longer-term solutions are being investigated in the area where a bog slide took place in Co. Leitrim last month.
TDs met with farmers in Co. Leitrim yesterday to review the extent of the damage caused by the bog slide that occurred in the area.
Minister of State Malcolm Noonan will visit the area of Co. Leitrim that was recently hit by a bog slide, following calls from a local TD.
A number of residents in the Drumkeerin area in central Co. Leitrim were evacuated over the weekend after a landslide struck the vicinity.
Coillte has stressed the risk of forest fire at the present time due to a spell of dryer weather, after a fire occurred in Co. Leitrim.
Property
Abbey Property is offering for sale this circa 16ac residential farm, with a slatted shed and outbuildings, and a four-bedroom house.
