Rural Life
An equine support scheme has been launched by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin...
N.Ireland
A MP has criticised the UK government for axing the Movement Assistance Scheme, which reimbursed fees from transiting horses from GB to NI
Minister Martin Heydon said "substantial progresses" has been made to improve equine welfare and traceability.
Minister Martin Heydon has launched a new booklet entitled ‘All you need to know about Equine Identification and Traceability’.
An equine mental wellbeing coaching programme, fully funded by the Department of Agriculture, to support farmers is launching next month
Fine Gael MEP, Nina Carberry has said that she is targeting an Eu-wide action to improve transparency and traceability in the equine sector.
Senator Victor Boyhan has called for a debate in both the Dáil and the Seanad about Prof. Paddy Wall's report on Ireland’s horse traceability system
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon today (Thursday, March 20) welcomed...
A five-month prison sentence has been imposed on a couple in Co. Kildare who plead guilty to cruelty of a horse this week, March 2025.
Agri-Business
Minister Charlie McConalogue has today announced the fourth ministerial appointee to the board of Horse Sport Ireland (HSI).
Beef
A new locally owned large animal veterinary practice has opened in Inishowen to meet a growing...
Officials from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) are to appear before the...
Farrier organisation, The Worshipful Company of Farriers has reapplied to the Farriers Registration Council for approval of farriery exams.
Minister Charlie McConalogue has launched the code of good practice regarding the responsible use of antimicrobials in horses.
Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue said Ireland’s third annual equine census will take place this Thursday night, November 30.
Minister Charlie McConalogue has announced a new online portal that allows for real-time equine tracing for the public.
A judge ruled that a case involving allegations of contaminated horse feed should be heard in Irish, not English, courts.
Over half a tonne of horsemeat has been seized in Spain with 41 people arrested for selling potentially dangerous meat, according to Europol.
Other
Any person keeping equine including horses, ponies and donkeys has been urged to fully complete the census 2022.
A Co. Kildare stud farm owned by a US billionaire has failed to prevent contentious plans for a new power plant from getting the green light.
The equine industry will be included in the next TAMS, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has confirmed.
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, has hailed the awarding of over...
Environment
A photo competition aimed at highlighting some of the many examples of biodiversity evident on...
