Rural Life
Supreme Court denies leave to appeal in designated land case
The Supreme Court has refused a man, who claimed he suffered losses of at least €1.5 million due to a...
SAC
Rural Life
State to buy 165ac of Kilkenny farmland for new nature reserve
Plans to purchase just under 67ha (165ac) of lands within and adjacent to the Cullahill Mountain Special Area of Conservation...
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Get the most out of your forage with precision weighing
Are you interested in getting the most out of your forage with precision weighing and efficient feeding? Irish farmers are...
Rural Life
Funding for 36 projects under peatlands and Natura scheme
36 local community projects around the country have been allocated a total of €458,000 in funding under the expanded Peatlands...
Environment
40% reduction in turf cutting on raised bogs in 2023 - department
Turf cutting on raised bogs in 2023 was down by almost 40% when compared with the previous year, the Department...
Environment
Calls for the Gearagh in Cork to be made a national park
The Gearagh in Co. Cork, which is an important woodland and nature reserve, is receiving support to be made into...
Environment
Company fined for damage to sensitive habitats in Kildare
A private company has been convicted and fined for damaging works at a sensitive habitats areas in Co. Kildare in...
Agri Politics
INHFA seeks tax exemption for environmental scheme payments
The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers’ Association (INHFA) is seeking a tax exemption for all payments farmers receive under various...
Environment
INHFA: Land designations must be renegotiated
The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers’ Association (INHFA) has said that all land designations in Ireland need to be renegotiated....
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Watch: Tyrone farmer maximises slurry value with Digest-it
Tynan Roulston, a seventh-generation farmer, farming over 270ac outside Strabane in Co. Tyrone has been discussing the benefits of Digest-it,...
Agri-Business
INHFA calls for 'reassessment' of designated land
The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers’ Association (INHFA) has said that “the negative impact” of designated land on farmers must...
Rural Life
Farmer fined for causing 'serious damage' to Kerry SAC
By Anne Lucey Serious damage was caused to a wet heath habitat in a remote area near the Gap of...
Environment
2 men convicted for scrambler bike use in Wicklow SAC
The illegal use of scrambler bikes within the Wicklow Mountains Special Area of Conservation (SAC) has resulted in convictions and...
biodiversity
IFA land designation team calls for more farmer funding
The team within the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) that is responsible for representing its members on designated lands has called...
Rural Life
New EU land designations will see large areas of farmland 'sterilised' - INHFA
The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association (INHFA) has raised concerns that new EU land designations will have “major implications...
Rural Life
‘We're worried that mining in Connemara will end up destroying our water as well’
Efforts to try and prevent the granting of a prospecting licence in Connemara for gold and silver are well and...
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Significant weight gain seen in calves using transition milk
A trial has shown weight gain advantages and improved health in calves fed a transition milk (TM) replacer for the...
Agri Politics
'We are the greenest farmers in Ireland and we are the most punished...'
We are the greenest farmers in Ireland and we are the most punished. These were the sentiments expressed by suckler...
Agri Politics
IFA protests 'lack of engagement' on designated land compensation
Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Josepha Madigan has been called on to ensure farmers with designated Natura land...
Environment
Elevated levels of pesticide found in west Limerick water supply
A west Limerick resident has claimed this week that “serious questions” need to be asked after it emerged there are...
Environment
Conserving habitats and species under national and EU rules and regulations
The Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht has a role in relation to the conservation of habitats and species...