Rural Life
The impact of ‘Storm Ali’ last year sent pre-tax losses soaring to almost €500,000 at the company which operates the ploughing championships.
Tillage
Brendan Martin, a farmer and agricultural contractor, was just days away from harvesting his maize crop when Storm Ali struck last week.
Environment
The country could have been better prepared for Storm Ali and a Status Red alert was warranted, according to Fianna Fail's Eugene Murphy.
National Ploughing Championships
ESB Networks has confirmed that it will not reopen its stand at 'Ploughing 2018' in an effort to restore power to over 100,000 customers.
Organisers of the National Ploughing Championships in Screggan, Tullamore, Co. Offaly, were forced to admit defeat earlier today.
