Beef
Heavy bullocks average over €3/kg at Balla Mart
There was a large sale of cattle at Balla Mart on Saturday, September 28, with prices described as “well up...
Mayo
Rural Life
Fatal road traffic collision involving a tractor and a car in Co. Mayo
Gardaí are today (Saturday, September 28) appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision in Co. Mayo which involved...
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Register now for the Farm Well Hub Series
The Farm Well Hub is a new Irish on-line resource specifically dedicated to farmers mental health & wellbeing. The Farm...
Rural Life
INHFA calls for 'planned cull' of wild deer in Mayo
The Mayo branch of the Irish Natura and Hill Farmers’ Association (INHFA) has said it is alarmed at “the increasing...
Machinery
Fuel savings and longevity from aluminium trailer range
The basic road trailer has changed little over the decades, although angle iron has given way to box section and...
Rural Life
'Where The Old Man Lives' secures spot at Canadian film festival
The topical themes of rural isolation and farmers living in fear as they deal with intruders, are tackled by Galway-based...
Rural Life
Met Éireann issues Status Orange rain warning
Met Éireann has updated weather warnings to Status Orange for rain in counties: Donegal, Galway and Mayo. The counties will...
Environment
Varied restoring approach needed in Nephin Forest - study
A new study highlights the need for a varied approach to ecological restoration in the Nephin Forest region of Wild...
Rural Life
Mayo man convicted for setting illegal net on a beach using tractor
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has secured a conviction against a man in Co. Mayo who set an illegal fishing net...
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Watch: Rugby legend on tackling resistant worms in cattle
At this time of year, many farmers are organising their animal health plan and tackling resistant worms to cover their...
Rural Life
Gardaí: Firearm discharged during burglary in rural Mayo
Gardaí have confirmed that a firearm was discharged during the course of an alleged burglary in a rural part of...
Rural Life
Man (80s) dies following quad bike accident on Achill Island
Gardaí are investigating after a man his 80s died in a single-vehicle collision while riding a quad bike on Achill...
Beef
Focus: Straight-talking Mayo suckler farmer hosts IGA beef event
Hundreds of farmers and agri-industry personnel flocked to Ballinrobe, Co, Mayo, on Tuesday evening, June 11, for the Irish Grassland...
Environment
Agreement signed between national parks in Mayo and US
Wild Nephin National Park is to be twinned with Yosemite National Park in the US as part of a five-year...
Beef
Ballinrobe suckler and sheep farm to host IGA beef event
The 2024 Irish Grassland Association (IGA) beef event will take place outside Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo, on the farm of Martin...
Rural Life
Farmer donates 10 bales to charity for auction
A Ballina farmer has donated silage bales to the North West Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NWSPCA)...
Agri-Business
Mayo sheep farmer to feature in M&S campaign
Marks and Spencer (M&S) launched its latest phase of its ‘Farm to Foodhall’ campaign yesterday (Thursday, May 16), with a...
Rural Life
'Keening' festival explores origin of Irish wake
Co. Mayo will host the world’s first arts festival dedicated to the ancient rituals of the Irish wake in the...
Rural Life
Mayo man carries on family tradition of basketmaking
A young Co. Mayo craftsman is carrying on a tradition of basketmaking, started by his grandfather, Davey Delaney. Thomas Delaney...
Rural Life
'Do not consume' water notice still in place for Mayo scheme
A ‘do not consume’ water notice remains in place for three weeks now between the Kiltimagh and Balla area in Co. Mayo,...