N.Ireland
Dungiven farmer fined £750 for breaches of movement notifications
A Dungiven farmer has been convicted of five charges relating to failure to record animal movements to and from his...
Courts
Machinery
State to challenge court 'tractor' ruling over marked mineral oil
By Gordon Deegan The state is to challenge a district court ‘tractor’ ruling that could pave the way for cheaper...
Rural Life
Tractor owner appeals court ruling in case of boy's death
By Natasha Reid A Co. Cork farmer and agricultural contractor has appealed a ruling which will allow for a second...
Rural Life
Company fined €180,000 after employee fell 6m from farm building
A farm building company was fined €180,000 for breaches in health and safety legislation following an incident where an employee...
Rural Life
€60,000 injury claim against agricultural show thrown out due to 'misleading evidence'
By Gordon Deegan A judge has thrown out a woman’s €60,000 personal injury claim for a back injury, after finding...
Rural Life
Court hears farmer threatened man with slash hook in burial plot row
By Gordon Deegan A 68-year-old south Co. Galway farmer produced a slash hook at a graveyard and told an 81-year-old...
Rural Life
Farmer arrested on same day mother was buried to face new charge
By Gordon Deegan A west Clare farmer arrested by Gardaí the same day his mother was buried last week arising...
Rural Life
Farmer arrested on same day as mother's burial over property dispute with brother
By Gordon Deegan A 52-year old west Clare farmer was arrested by Gardaí the same day as his mother was...
Rural Life
Land boundary dispute is 'one of these Wanderly Wagon cases' - Judge
By Gordon Deegan A judge told a court today, Thursday, April 23, that a land boundary case between two brothers-in-law and...
Rural Life
Farmer charged with neglect and dumping carcasses over cliffs walks free
By Gordon Deegan A farmer who dumped 12 carcasses from a 300ft high “spectacular” west Clare cliff-top and left other...
Rural Life
Farmer loses court case over cow purchased at clearance sale
A farmer who sued another farmer for breach of contract over a Holstein Friesian cow he bought at a clearance...
N.Ireland
Fivemiletown business fined for water pollution offence
A farm business in Co. Tyrone has been fined £1,250 at Coleraine Magistrates’ Court today after pleading guilty to a...
Rural Life
Agri engineer dismissed over stammer awarded €15,000 compensation
By Gordon Deegan A design engineer for an agricultural machinery manufacturer who was discriminatorily dismissed over his stammer has been...
N.Ireland
Farmer given suspended jail sentence as livestock 'left to die'
A farmer who left livestock to die in a frozen field has been given a 16-week jail sentence suspended for...
Rural Life
Cattle chase jewel burglar into clutches of Gardaí
By Richard McCullen A herd of cattle helped chase a member of a gang which stole €4,600 worth of jewellery...
Machinery
Correct tractor licence? Contractor's appeal upheld in court
The appeal of a case involving a contractor, which centred around a driving licence, has been successfully upheld, according to...
Rural Life
Intel denies Kildare farmer's 'political collusion' claims
By Gordon Deegan Intel Ireland has stated that it conducts its business with uncompromising integrity, transparency and professionalism. A spokeswoman...
Rural Life
Clare farmer escapes jail after being warned to move stock
By Gordon Deegan A farmer in north Co. Clare has escaped jail time after he complied with a judge’s order...