Rural Life
Retired cattle buyer claims 'most stylish' title at the Curragh
A retired cattle buyer from Co. Carlow will be jetting off to Dubai after being named the best dressed at...
Horse Racing
Rural Life
Committee to discuss horse and greyhound racing funding
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue is set to discuss financial supports for horse and greyhound racing...
Agri-Business
Chanelle Pharma offers €5k for 'Leading Trainer' at Galway Races
Animal and human pharmaceutical company, Chanelle Pharma is celebrating its 38th year as sponsor of the Leading Trainer Award at...
Beef News
Certified Irish Angus beef to be served at major racing festival
Certified Irish Angus beef will be served for the first time at this year’s Galway Races Summer Festival. The Butchers Prime Certified Irish...
Rural Life
Gardaí and department raid farm in horse doping probe
Officials from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, assisted by Gardaí, carried out a raid on a farm...
Rural Life
Report calls on department to set up 'AIM system' for racehorses
A report written and published by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine has called for an...
Agri-Business
Freewheelin Dylan seeks to defend €75,000 Kilbeggan crown
The AXA Farm Insurance Midland National crown will be on the line this weekend as Dermot McLoughlin’s stable star Freewheelin...
Rural Life
Point-to-point racing to resume on April 10
Point-to-point racing will resume on April 10, according to the government’s revised public health guidelines announced yesterday (Tuesday, March 30),...
Rural Life
Suspension of point-to-point racing to have 'very serious financial implications'
The recently announced suspension of the point-to-point racing season in light of Covid-19 restrictions will “have very serious financial implications”...
Rural Life
Calls for 'absolute transparency' with horse and greyhound industries funding
There must be “absolute transparency and full accountability” when it comes to the state funding allocated to the horse and...
Rural Life
'Rural Ireland has had enough of urban parties dictating to it'
A prominent TD has hit out at what he calls the “attack after attack on rural past times, pursuits and...
Rural Life
Top brass in Irish agri turn out for Kilbeggan's 'Midlands National'
Some of the best known personalities of Irish agriculture were out in force for the first ever €100,000 race in...
Rural Life
Ornua in for €300,000 windfall at Galway
Driven by the success of the Kerrygold brand, Ornua has grown to become a major player on the world’s dairy...
Rural Life
Ireland's sports star farmers on Twitter, how many do you follow?
Who are the Irish farmers that have made it big on the sporting stage and do you follow them on...