Rural Life
Galway man urges farmers to speak up about mental health
After an extremely difficult year in farming, Galway farmer, Shay Concannon, is urging farmers experiencing mental health issues to open...
Inheritance
Rural Life
Central Bank: Land and homes among most common inheritances
Land and dwellings are among the most common forms of assets passed on as inheritances, according to the Central Bank....
Rural Life
Land accounts for 21% of inheritances or gifts
New data has shown that land accounts for 21% of inheritances or gifts among Irish households. The Intergenerational Transfer of...
Agri-Business
Farmer loses out on 'favourite nephew relief' over sheep wool
By Gordon Deegan The average amount of wool a sheep produces annually has helped scupper a farmer’s bid for ‘favourite...
Rural Life
Shortall: 'Women referred to husbands as bossmen'
Growing up in Shanahoe, Co. Laois, Sally Shortall got a good insight into women’s contribution to farming. “My mother, Teresa,...
Rural Life
'Failure to address succession can threaten future viability of farms'
Failure to deal with the succession issue can lead to frustration and conflict, and can even threaten the future viability...
Rural Life
How do you manage the family farm if an elderly parent has dementia or is unwell?
Few of us want to think about the possibility of losing our mental capacity or how our families would cope...
N.Ireland
Bereaved farm families in the North face 'extremely inflexible' inheritance policy
Bereaved farm families in Northern Ireland are facing difficulties with DAERA’s policy on the inheritance of herd and flock numbers, the Ulster...
Rural Life
What are the tax implications of leaving a farm worth €750,000?
The transfer of a family farm has a number of tax considerations, writes Brendan J. Scully. When a farm is...