Rural Life
Gardaí stop 15-year-old driving tractor with no tax or insurance
Gardaí from the Roads Policing Unit in Co. Roscommon stopped a 15-year-old tractor driver in Elphin yesterday afternoon (Sunday, January...
Roscommon
Rural Life
'We have nearly stopped talking to one another' - retired barber
We have nearly stopped talking to one another and interaction is being eroded, according to retired Roscommon barber, Paddy Joe...
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Transition milk replacer-fed heifer calves produce more milk in 1st lactation
Heifer calves fed a transition milk replacer in their first 10 days of life produced a remarkable 947L more milk...
Beef
Cork-bred heifer takes top price at Angus sale in Carrick
The Irish Angus Cattle Society hosted an Elite Show and Sale of export-tested pedigree registered Angus bulls an heifers at...
Rural Life
Cllr calls for electronic tagging to prevent rural crime
Independent councillor Anthony Waldron has called on the government to reintroduce electronic tagging to prevent rural crime. The councillor raised the...
Environment
Deadline nears to join water quality project offering up to €2k/ha
The deadline is approaching for up to 600 farmers to join the EU-funded Waters of LIFE agri-environmental programme for water...
Agri-Business
Macra and Land Mobility Service host info meeting for farmers
Roscommon Macra and The Land Mobility Service supported by Aurivo will host an event to provide information to farmers later...
Rural Life
Elphin Fit Farmers reports range of benefits
25 farmers in Elphin, Co. Roscommon, who are taking part in the Fit Farmers initiative, have reported a range of...
Rural Life
Fit Farmers group shortlisted for Age Friendly Ireland award
A programme based in Co. Roscommon, ‘Fit Farmers’ has been been shortlisted for an Age Friendly Ireland Award under the...
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Native Tree Area Scheme: Making it easier to plant trees
If you’re a farmer looking to generate extra income, the Native Tree Area Scheme (NTAS) is a great opportunity to...
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Revenue seizes suspected illegal fuel in Roscommon and Meath
Revenue’s Customs Service, supported by the State Laboratory, detected suspected laundered fuel for sale at two filling stations in Co....
Rural Life
Documentary follows transformation from farm to forest in Roscommon
A documentary film, The Forest Midwife, which follows the transformation of a farm in Corry, Co. Roscommon into a forest...
Rural Life
Roscommon locals 'sick and tired' of burglaries after Elphin Mart hit
A county councillor in Co. Roscommon has said people living in the north of the county are “sick and tired”...
Rural Life
Honesty box raided in Co. Roscommon with evidence left behind
Gardaí are investigating after an honesty box in Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon was raided on Monday evening (August 12), with thieves...
Rural Life
Choctaw sculpture commemorates famine aid
A life-size bronze sculpture entitled ‘The Gift’ which commemorates the generous aid provided by the Choctaw nation to Ireland during...
Rural Life
Most and least expensive Eircode property prices revealed - CSO
Castlerea in Co. Roscommon (F45) is the least expensive Eircode area in the country, with a median price of €133,000,...
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Milk replacer: Advice on maximising early-life calf growth
During the past decade, calf rearing systems around the world have adopted higher allowances of whole milk or of calf...
Rural Life
Playing to the gallery at Strokestown Park House
A new exhibition has been launched at Strokestown Park House, Co. Roscommon, in the last preserved 18th-century gallery kitchen in...
Rural Life
Farmer who made false statement about cattle loses appeal
By Ryan Dunne A 52-year-old Roscommon farmer who made a false statement to gardaí that his cattle were missing, when...
Agri-Business
Roscommon students impress with backing bar for a cattle crush
Two transition year students in Roscommon Community College have impressed with a backing bar for a cattle crush. Gavin Moran...
Rural Life
Gardaí seize cannabis worth €700,000 in rural Roscommon
Gardaí have arrested three men following the discovery of a “large-scale cannabis cultivation operation” at a property in rural Co....