Pics: Firefighters battle gorse hilltop blaze in Laois March 8, 2021 Rural Life Firefighters had a busy weekend battling a large gorse fire in Co. Laois – with authorities warning that investigations will be made into…
36ac Laois residential farm is new to market February 20, 2021 Property A circa 36ac residential farm at Cashel, Ballyroan, Co. Laois, with what the selling agent describes as ‘quality grassland’ is new to the…
Graphic: Lamb decapitated; sheep killed and injured in Laois dog attack December 23, 2020 Sheep A lamb was decapitated and in-lamb ewes were killed and injured in a vicious dog attack in Co. Laois in the early hours…
Hydraulic rams stolen from yard in Laois December 10, 2020 Rural Life Members of An Garda Síochána have begun investigations into the theft of hydraulic rams from a pair of log-splitters that were in a…
CJ Sheeran announces acquisition of Coolrain Sawmills November 21, 2020 Agri-Business Irish timber firm CJ Sheeran Ltd recently announced the acquisition of Coolrain Sawmills Limited. The sawmills are located less than 10km from each…
14.5ac agricultural land in Co. Laois ‘suitable for a wide number of uses’ September 13, 2020 Property Jordan Auctioneers is bringing to the market an excellent block of agricultural land, located at Coolnabecky, Timahoe, Co. Laois. The entire extends to…
Driver of 4X4 towing trailer reined in after ‘dummy’ deed July 13, 2020 Rural Life The driver of a 4X4 vehicle towing a trailer was arrested over the weekend after being stopped by members of An Garda Síochána…
2 juveniles arrested following burglary and fire on Laois farm June 10, 2020 Rural Life Gardaí arrested and charged two juvenile males after responding to a burglary and fire on a farm in Co. Laois earlier this week,…
Motorway spin culminates in ‘essential’ trip to court May 5, 2020 Rural Life The driver of a 4X4 and trailer making an “unnecessary journey” on a motorway over the weekend culminated in an “essential reason” to…
Gardaí investigate overnight thefts from Laois farmyard May 3, 2020 Rural Life Members of An Garda Síochana are investigating the thefts of two quads and a trailer from a farmyard in Co. Laois in recent…
‘Trail’ to the top: The building of Bracken Enterprise April 13, 2020 Rural Life The past few years have been a wild ride for Laois man Johnny Bracken, who juggles a suckler and sheep enterprise on the…
Gardaí recover quad from wooded area in Laois April 6, 2020 Rural Life Members of An Garda Síochána have recovered what is believed to be a stolen quad from a wooded area in Co. Laois over…
Gardaí find JCB moving a crashed 4X4…at 2:00am March 27, 2020 Rural Life Members of An Garda Síochána were in for a surprise in the early hours of this morning, Friday, March 27, when they came…
Close call for Laois farmer following ESB wire incident March 25, 2020 Rural Life A farmer in Co. Laois had a narrow escape yesterday, Tuesday, March 24, following an incident which saw overhead ESB lines brought down,…
Fundraiser set up to provide life-saving treatment for farmer’s son with rare disease March 12, 2020 Rural Life Efforts have gotten underway to raise badly needed funds to pay for life-saving treatment for a toddler with a rare neuromuscular disease in…
Cullinan: ‘I’ve spoken to 2 factory CEOs…and have a line in with ABP’ February 4, 2020 Beef In the week since he has taken office, Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) national president Tim Cullinan has met with CEOs from two meat…
Graphic: 2 dogs shot following midlands sheep attack January 20, 2020 Rural Life Following an attack on 50 in-lamb ewes, two out of three dogs were shot with owners identified, according to Laois Dog Warden –…
Tractor and truck run to travel through Stradbally tomorrow January 4, 2020 Rural Life A tractor and truck run is set to take place this weekend in aid of a primary school in the midlands, with organisers…
