Machinery
Leading figure in English tractor theft operation ordered to pay £870k
Police in England have confirmed that a man has been sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to pay...
Courts
Environment
Farmer and NGOs sue fossil fuel giant claiming climate damage
A farmer in Belgium and a number of environmental non-government organisations (NGOs) are attempting to sue a major fossil fuel...
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Farm Diversification Seminar to take place next week
An insightful seminar known as the ‘Farm Diversification Seminar’ is set to take place Tuesday, January 28 2025 from 9:30a.m...
Agri-Business
Country Crest to pay €88,000 after spray damage to apple orchard
Potato farm business Country Crest in north Co. Dublin has been ordered to pay over €88,000 to a neighbouring fruit...
Rural Life
Judge 'has no time' for farmer dispute to be played out in court
By Gordon Deegan A judge has told “gentleman farmers” that he has no interest having court time used for a...
Rural Life
Murder trial: Farmer was set to lose land and face possible herd reduction
A Central Criminal Court murder trial has heard that dairy farmer Michael Scott was set to lose around 50% of...
Rural Life
Clare man jailed for biting farmer in assault last year
By Gordon Deegan A judge has jailed a 29-year-old Co. Clare man for 14 months for a “bite” assault on...
Rural Life
Farmer who 'lost the plot' at children charged with breach of peace
Gordon Deegan A farmer who “lost the plot” reduced primary school children on a St. Brigid’s Day nature walk to...
Rural Life
Mart assault charge dropped against son of Euromillions winner
By Gordon Deegan A judge has dismissed a mart assault charge against an east Clare based beef farmer, who is...
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Having a dairy hygiene programme in place is crucial, as when spring arrives, Irish dairy farmers are in the thick...
Rural Life
Community work for farmers who confronted Gardaí with pitchfork
By Gordon Deegan A father and son have narrowly avoided jail for their role in a chaotic late night farmyard...
Rural Life
Judge compares farmers' standoff with gardaí to 'wild west'
By Gordon Deegan A judge has compared a late-night chaotic farmyard scene, in which a father and son confronted gardaí...
Rural Life
Clare farmer faces charges for incident at Ennis Mart
By Gordon Deegan A farmer son of Euromillions winner, Dolores McNamara is facing an assault charge arising from an alleged...
Agri-Business
A case of 'one more pint' sees farmer-publican fined
By Gordon Deegan A farmer-publican, who sold after-hours alcohol to patrons at Liam O’Riain’s pub in Ballina, Co. Tipperary, on...
Rural Life
Farmer donates €1,000 to court poor box over scrub clearance
Clonakilty District Court Judge James McNulty expressed surprise at what he termed the “lamentable ignorance” of a Clonakilty landowner in...
N.Ireland
Co. Down farmer fined £25,000 after construction accident death
A Castlewellan farmer has been fined £25,000 after a labourer aged in his 20s died on his farm during a...
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N.Ireland
Co. Down man fined for illegal dumping of construction waste and poultry manure
A 34-year-old Co. Down man has today (June 2) been fined in court for offences relating to the illegal dumping...
N.Ireland
North-west farmer fined for failing to register calves
A north-west farmer has been fined in court after he failed to register three calves and failed to notify the...
N.Ireland
NI farmer convicted of tampering with TB test
A Co. Tyrone farmer has been fined after he was convicted in court of tampering with a bovine TB test....
N.Ireland
DAERA takes steps towards judicial review over minister's port decisions
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture has confirmed it is seeking legal advice over ministerial orders to halt construction work and...