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€125/km available for cutting roadside hedges in Leitrim
Leitrim County Council has introduced an additional grant to encourage the cutting of dangerous overhanging tree canopies/branches along public roads,...
Leitrim
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Leitrim to host first national trail conference
Farmers, landowners, outdoor enthusiasts, trail builders, and community groups are being invited to attend Ireland’s inaugural national trail conference in...
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Glenfarne Gala festival seeks fittest farmers
A longstanding festival in north Leitrim, Glenfarne Gala, has introduced a new competition for the county’s fittest farmers. Glenfarne Gala...
Agri Politics
Former IFA sheep chair misses out on council seat in Leitrim
The former chair of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Sheep Committee Kevin Comiskey has been unsuccessful in his local election...
Rural Life
Court: Agricultural contractor given prison sentence for fraud
By Jessica Magee An agricultural contractor from Leitrim has been sentenced in court to two and a half years in...
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Edco brings new audience to students' farm innovation
An award-winning farm innovation devised by three Leitrim students will feature in a new junior cycle textbook ‘Time for Business’...
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Leitrim and Sligo IFA protest over local planning and ash dieback
Members of Leitrim and Sligo Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) formed two separate protests today (Monday, March 4) prior to meeting...
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Met Éireann issues snow and ice warnings for some counties
Met Éireann has issued new Status Yellow weather warnings for snow and ice, which will come into force from tomorrow...
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Concerns raised over proposed Sligo Leitrim greenway route
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has highlighted “serious farmer concerns” over the proposed route of the Sligo, Leitrim, Northern Counties,...
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HSA investigates death of farmer (58) from Co. Leitrim
The farming community in Co. Leitrim is mourning the death of local man John Harkness, in what is believed to...
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Social farming awareness week throws open gates to 5 farms
Social Farming Ireland is seeing continued growth in demand for and commissioning of social farming, according to Helen Doherty, national...
Agri Politics
Watch: Forestry and climate dominate IFA election hustings in Leitrim
The prevalence of forestry in Co. Leitrim and accusations that the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has “gone soft” when it...
Agri Politics
IFA Sheep chair considers running in local elections
Kevin Comiskey, the current Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) National Sheep Committee chair, is considering running in next year’s local elections....
Rural Life
Leitrim farmers open their doors for art project
20 farms from across Co. Leitrim are currently adopting an ‘open door’ policy, with the farmers telling the story of...
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'Agroecology not agribusiness' theme for upcoming conference
‘Agroecology not agribusiness’ is the cry of an organisation of farmers, growers, and land-based workers set to meet in the...
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Prizes up to €6,000 at Cloone Agricultural Show
Cloone Agricultural Show in Co. Leitrim, taking place on the upcoming bank holiday (August 7), will offer competition prizes of...
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Leitrim farmer launches first 'all in one' auction website
Leitrim farmer Noel McKeon has launched Ireland’s first “all in one” agriculture auction website which he has called ‘Bidsell’. McKeon has...
Agri Politics
Census shows 'chronic under investment' in rural transport - TD
There is “chronic under investment” in rural transport according to latest statistics contained in the new Census of Population 2022...