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Tirlán announces plan for €126m whey processing facility at Ballyragget

Agri-Business

5 days ago

Tirlán announces plan for €126m whey processing facility at Ballyragget

Tirlán has announced plans for a €126 million investment in a state-of-the-art whey processing...

Groups urged to make the most of Lingaun Loop pilot bus service

Rural Life

2 months ago

Groups urged to make the most of Lingaun Loop pilot bus service

The free Lingaun Loop bus service close to the Kilkenny/Tipperary border has been 99.7% reliable, according to research

Behind the Big Mac: Kilkenny farmer supplying beef for McDonald's

Agri-Business

5 months ago

Behind the Big Mac: Kilkenny farmer supplying beef for McDonald's

In the first of a two-part series, Agriland is examining the importance of Irish beef in the McDonald's supply chain.

Agri-homeopathy event 'by farmers for farmers' heads to Castlecomer

Agri-Business

6 months ago

Agri-homeopathy event 'by farmers for farmers' heads to Castlecomer

The inaugural agri-homeopathy conference 'Beyond Chemicals, Homeopathy for Natural Disease Prevention',' will be in Castlecomer on June 5.

Teen hospitalised following quad bike collision in Kilkenny

Rural Life

7 months ago

Teen hospitalised following quad bike collision in Kilkenny

A teenager has been hospitalised in Waterford following a quad bike collision on a farm in Mooncoin, Co. Kilkenny

Sheep

7 months ago

New partnership embarks on project to increase value of wool

A group of local development companies have joined forces for an analysis and development project to increase the value of wool.

New partnership embarks on project to increase value of wool

Rural Life

8 months ago

Macra officially launches Mr. Personality 2025

24 contestants from around the country will be descending upon Kilkenny for the 18th annual Mr. Personality Festival.

Macra officially launches Mr. Personality 2025

Rural Life

8 months ago

An Bord Pleanála rejects appeal against slatted shed

An Bord Pleanála has rejected an appeal against planning permission for a slatted cubicle shed on a farm in Co. Kilkenny.

An Bord Pleanála rejects appeal against slatted shed

Agri Politics

9 months ago

450 farmers in Kilkenny and Carlow awaiting ACRES payments

Over 450 farmers in the Carlow-Kilkenny constituency are awaiting ACRES scheme payments, according to Sinn Féin TD, Natasha Newsome Drennan.

450 farmers in Kilkenny and Carlow awaiting ACRES payments

Environment

9 months ago

Farmer-led water quality project receives €24k in funding

A Kilkenny-based farm water quality project has been awarded €23,865 in funding from Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO).

Farmer-led water quality project receives €24k in funding

Rural Life

9 months ago

From architecture to thatching, Wexford woman takes leap of faith

A 29-year-old Wexford woman who has done a master's degree in architecture is one of 14 learners on a thatching course

From architecture to thatching, Wexford woman takes leap of faith

Rural Life

9 months ago

14 learners take up new thatching course

Now in its fourth week, a new course on thatching has 14 learners, including one woman.

14 learners take up new thatching course

Agri Politics

10 months ago

Kilkenny woman launches Macra presidential bid

Josephine O'Neill, from Callan in Co. Kilkenny, is the second candidate to launch a campaign to become the next president of Macra.

Kilkenny woman launches Macra presidential bid

Rural Life

10 months ago

DAFM: Large scale livestock seizure in Co. Kilkenny

DAFM has confirmed that it "carried out a large-scale livestock seizure operation" at a farm in Co. Kilkenny last month.

DAFM: Large scale livestock seizure in Co. Kilkenny

Environment

11 months ago

'The worst of times brings out the best in people' - Kilkenny IFA

Kilkenny IFA chair, Brendan Hickey, has noted greater levels of "danger" currently besetting farming in the area as a result of the snow....

'The worst of times brings out the best in people' - Kilkenny IFA

Machinery

11 months ago

Ballyragget hosts 'Light Up the Night' tractor run

The Light Up the Night tractor event at Ballyragget, Co Kilkenny, aims to highlight the support available for those suffering from depression.

Ballyragget hosts 'Light Up the Night' tractor run

Dairy

11 months ago

Watch: On the Record -'We're very interested in developing our milk pool' - Tirlán CEO

Tirlán is "very interested" in developing its milk pool according to its chief executive officer (CEO), Sean Molloy.

Watch: On the Record -'We're very interested in developing our milk pool' - Tirlán CEO

Rural Life

11 months ago

‘Light up the night’ truck and tractor run set to return on NYE

‘Light up the night’ truck and tractor run is set to return this New Year's Eve in north Co. Kilkenny, with registration from 1:00p.m

‘Light up the night’ truck and tractor run set to return on NYE

Rural Life

11 months ago

Watch: Last man standing - meet Kilkenny's only greengrocer

Fitzpatrick's Fruit and Veg shop on John's Green in Kilkenny is the last remaining traditional greengrocer in the city.

Watch: Last man standing - meet Kilkenny's only greengrocer

Rural Life

11 months ago

45th annual wellie race returns to Castlecomer

The 45th annual wellie race will return to Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny, on January 1, 2025, to raise money for local charities.

45th annual wellie race returns to Castlecomer

Agri-Business

11 months ago

Watch: Meet the sellers at Kilkenny's farmers market

The weekly farmers market in Kilkenny has been a staple in the town for 20 years, serving as an important outlet for local producers.

Watch: Meet the sellers at Kilkenny's farmers market

Beef

11 months ago

Watch: An ode to the traditional family butcher

O'Briens Butchers in Kilkenny has served as an exemplary model of the traditional family butcher since it first opened its doors in 1980

Watch: An ode to the traditional family butcher

Rural Life

about 1 year ago

Gardaí in Kilkenny and Carlow investigate aggravated burglaries

Gardaí in Kilkenny and Carlow have launched investigations into two separate cases of "aggravated burglary" which targeted two elderly men

Gardaí in Kilkenny and Carlow investigate aggravated burglaries

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