Agri-Business
Musgrave no longer selling Conor McGregor whiskey and stout
Retail giant Musgrave Group has confirmed that it will no longer be selling whiskey and stout brands associated with Conor...
High Court
Rural Life
Supreme Court denies leave to appeal in designated land case
The Supreme Court has refused a man, who claimed he suffered losses of at least €1.5 million due to a...
Environment
Commission: Netherlands, Austria, Slovenia 'failing' on water management
The European Commission has taken legal action against the Netherlands, Austria, Slovenia for failing to comply with the Water Framework Directive....
Agri Politics
Nitrates case referral adds to uncertainty for farmers - Gorman
The referral of a legal challenge to Ireland’s Nitrates Action Programme (NAP) to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) will...
Environment
Judge refers An Taisce nitrates legal challenge to European court
A High Court judge presiding over a legal challenge launched by An Taisce against the State’s fifth Nitrates Action Programme...
Rural Life
High Court orders farmer to remove 'unauthorised' milking parlour
The High Court has ordered that a farmer in Co. Wexford remove a milking parlour constructed without planning permission by...
Rural Life
High Court notes failure to use beacon on tractor in damages claim
The High Court has ruled that the estate of a man who died in a road traffic collision in Co....
Environment
Oral hearing to take place in relation to High Court nitrates case
A High Court judge has requested written submissions and confirmed there will be another oral hearing in relation to an ongoing legal...
Rural Life
Judge rules on case over lands in Donegal inherited by a nephew
A High Court judge has ruled on a case in which it was claimed that lands in Donegal were “illegally...
Environment
An Taisce welcomes High Court's 'rigour' in nitrates case
An Taisce has welcomed the High Court’s “rigour” in relation to its ongoing legal challenge against the state’s fifth Nitrates...
Environment
Farm orgs applaud judge's ruling on NAP in An Taisce case
A decision by a High Court judge that a complex legal case, launched by An Taisce, must go ahead on...
Rural Life
High Court: Men jailed for forestry fraud personally liable for debts
The High Court has ruled that two men who were involved in a fraudulent forestry business are personally liable for...
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 dismisses environmentalist's chicken farm licence challenge
A High Court judge has rejected a legal challenge taken by an environmentalist against the granting of a licence by...
Agri-Business
Judge rules that father wanted to leave only son 320ac in his Irish will
A High Court judge has ruled that an Irish man who died in Australia did not intend to revoke his...
Agri-Business
High Court: Directors of closed meat processor reject debt liability
The liquidator of a meat processing company has asked the High Court to make the firm’s directors personally liable for...
Rural Life
Judge quashes planning permission for Offaly AD plant
A High Court judge has moved to quash planning permission for a proposed anaerobic digestion (AD) plant on a 2.14ha...
Environment
High Court warned about 'economic consequences' if nitrates programme quashed
The High Court has heard that without the current Nitrates Action Programme (NAP) or the Good Agricultural Practice for Protection...