Rural Life
17 farm buildings will have to be removed to build a dual carriagway between Castleblayney and Ardee, according to Senator Gallagher.
Agri Politics
A European election candidate has called for planning exemptions to convert unused farm buildings into accommodation or farm shops.
Agri-Business
The Ulster Farmers' Union (UFU) has said that the pause in construction of Northern Ireland farm buildings is "completely unfair" on farmers.
Co. Sligo teacher Ciara Walsh has converted a building dating, from 1842-1864, on her family farm into a striking home.
Restrictions on the construction of agricultural building projects will continue - apart from certain exceptions - until at least March.
Buildings
The winter of 2017/2018 is one that will stick with farmers - for all the wrong reasons - for years to come.
Kerry County Council has passed a motion to allow a flat rate levy of €4.10/sq.m to apply to agricultural developments.
The period for which applications can be made for various investments under the TAMS II scheme closes on September 30th.
Some 3,834 TAMS II approvals under tranches one and two have issued to farmers to date, the Department of Agriculture has confirmed.
Some 2,829 full approvals have issued under TAMS II to date, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed has said.
There has been a huge surge in the number of planning permissions granted in the agriculture sector, according to latest figures from the CSO.
Every effort is being made by the Department to ensure that all eligible applicants get TAMS approvals shortly, says Minister Michael Creed.
Around 20% of farmers have now got TAMS approvals, according to the IFA but it says the approval rate will increase substantially over the next number of weeks.
Expected approvals this week for vital farm building works under the TAMS II scheme are set to be further delayed.
Over the past 12 months, the Department of Agriculture has announced an array of schemes for farm building grants.
