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Court

Farmer charged with subsidy fraud involving robotic milking equipment

Agri-Business

3 days ago

Farmer charged with subsidy fraud involving robotic milking equipment

EPPO in Latvia has filed court case against a farmer suspected of fraudulently obtaining EU subsidy funding to buy robotic milking equipment.

Court: Man sentenced following fatal workplace telehandler accident

N.Ireland

12 days ago

Court: Man sentenced following fatal workplace telehandler accident

A man and business have been sentenced in a Northern Ireland court following a fatal workplace telehandler accident.

Court: Tractor driver pleads guilty to careless driving in Longford

Rural Life

17 days ago

Court: Tractor driver pleads guilty to careless driving in Longford

The driver of a tractor which was involved in a collision in Co. Longford two years ago has been...

NI farmer banned from keeping animals after welfare investigation

N.Ireland

25 days ago

NI farmer banned from keeping animals after welfare investigation

A judge has banned a Northern Ireland farmer from keeping animals after a welfare investigation led to 19 calves being euthanised.

Prison and hefty fine for fraud involving CAP funds

Agri-Business

1 month ago

Prison and hefty fine for fraud involving CAP funds

An individual with ties to Corsican organised crime has been convicted of aggravated subsidy fraud involving payments under the EU's CAP.

Agri-Business

1 month ago

Judge: Failure of Asba Meats to pay €300k caused 'untold damage'

A judge has stated that the failure of Asba Meats to pay over €300,000 to a group of farmers has caused "untold damage".

Judge: Failure of Asba Meats to pay €300k caused 'untold damage'

Rural Life

1 month ago

Court adjourned to allow compensation be paid after cheques for sheep bounced

A Mayo farmer was issued with two cheques totalling €13,455 which later bounced after selling 65 sheep to a Roscommon farmer. 

Court adjourned to allow compensation be paid after cheques for sheep bounced

Rural Life

2 months ago

Man charged with murder of Kerry farmer sent forward for trial

A US national charged with the murder of Kerry farmer Michael Gaine has been sent forward for trial to the Central Criminal Court.

Man charged with murder of Kerry farmer sent forward for trial

N.Ireland

2 months ago

Court: NI business fined £2,000 under food hygiene regulations

A Northern Ireland based meat supplier has been fined £2,000 in court for breaches of the food hygiene legislation.

Court: NI business fined £2,000 under food hygiene regulations

Rural Life

2 months ago

Man who used guns to control vermin on farms refused licence renewal

A former cocaine user has failed in a bid to overturn a garda decision to revoke his firearms licences for guns used to control vermin on farms. 

Man who used guns to control vermin on farms refused licence renewal

N.Ireland

2 months ago

Court: Tyrone farmer convicted of animal welfare charges

A Tyrone farmer was sentenced at a court in Dungannon today following "multiple welfare inspections" by DAERA.

Court: Tyrone farmer convicted of animal welfare charges

Rural Life

2 months ago

Man accused of murdering farmer to appear in person in court

A man accused of murdering Kerry farmer Michael Gaine is due to appear in person at Tralee District Court next week.

Man accused of murdering farmer to appear in person in court

Agri-Business

2 months ago

Court: Cooney Furlong Ltd fined €100,000 after fatal workplace incident

Cooney Furlong Limited has been fined €100,000 at Wexford Circuit Criminal Court, following a fatal work-related incident.

Court: Cooney Furlong Ltd fined €100,000 after fatal workplace incident

News

2 months ago

Court: Farmer faces up to five years in prison and or a €250,000 fine

A Co. Limerick farmer faces up to five years in prison and or a €250,000 fine after he pleaded guilty to 173 animal cruelty offences in court.

Court: Farmer faces up to five years in prison and or a €250,000 fine

Court

3 months ago

Bail application ready for man accused of murdering Kerry farmer

Tralee District Court has heard that a bail application is ready to proceed for a man accused of murdering Kerry farmer Michael Gaine.

Bail application ready for man accused of murdering Kerry farmer

Forestry

3 months ago

Landowner unaware that land where trees were felled was an SAC

A Co. Galway landowner has told a court that he was unaware that lands where 1.9ha (4.7ac) of trees were felled was a SAC.

Landowner unaware that land where trees were felled was an SAC

Rural Life

3 months ago

Court: Landowner fined €10,500 for 'destruction of vegetation'

A Co. Offaly landowner has been fined €10,500 at a district court for the "destruction of vegetation" which included a 283-year-old oak tree.

Court: Landowner fined €10,500 for 'destruction of vegetation'

Rural Life

3 months ago

Further remand for man accused of murdering Kerry farmer

The case against a man accused of murdering Kerry farmer Michael Gaine was further adjourned at Tralee District Court today.

Further remand for man accused of murdering Kerry farmer

Beef

4 months ago

Halal meat operator Asba Meats back before court

Legislation which provides for the enforcement of payments to farmers from meat producers “could have come in years ago” a court has heard.

Halal meat operator Asba Meats back before court

Agri-Business

4 months ago

Major diesel VAT evasion case results in charges against six people

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Berlin, Germany has filed an indictment against...

Major diesel VAT evasion case results in charges against six people

N.Ireland

4 months ago

NI sawmill company fined after employee lost foot in work accident

A sawmill company in Northern Ireland has been fined £87,000 after an employee had his foot amputated following a serious injury at work.

NI sawmill company fined after employee lost foot in work accident

N.Ireland

4 months ago

Court: NI farmer convicted for water pollution offence

A farmer in Northern Ireland has been convicted in court for water pollution offence that resulted...

Court: NI farmer convicted for water pollution offence

Agri-Business

4 months ago

Convictions for fraud involving EU agricultural funds

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Riga, Latvia has secured a conviction at the...

Convictions for fraud involving EU agricultural funds

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