Other
Department to fund pilot deer fencing project
The Department of Agriculture is proposing to fund a pilot project on the use of deer fencing, designed to alleviate...
Wicklow
Rural Life
'Growing concern' among landowners following hill walker judgement
There is a growing concern among landowners and recreational users of the uplands in the wake of the recent judgement...
Rural Life
'The deer population has reached unacceptable and intolerable levels'
The deer population of Ireland has reached unacceptable and intolerable levels as they encroach further every year onto farmland, according to IFA...
Rural Life
Award of €40,000 to hill walker 'should not be causing worry for farmers'
Mountaineering Ireland has refuted claims from the IFA and ICSA that farmers should be worried about a recent court judgement...
Environment
Tip off leads to discovery of mass deer grave in Wicklow
Dozens of dead deer have been discovered in a pit in the well-known Co. Wicklow estate of Luggala, following a...
Agri-Business
Kilkenny and Limerick IFA demands resignation of Executive Board - Wicklow holds out
Both Kilkenny and Wicklow IFA held committee meetings last night (Thursday) in the wake of a report released by Con...
Rural Life
Prize fund of €40,000 up for grabs at annual Tinahely Show
A total prize fund of €40,000 is up for grabs for livestock producers at the upcoming annual Wicklow Co. Show,...
Sheep
Dog attack on Wicklow sheep farm, owner refuses to put dog down
A Wicklow sheep farmer awoke to a dog attack on Sunday (June 19) morning and says that despite the outcome...
Pig/Poultry
Arklow pig race to go ahead, despite efforts of animal rights activist
The annual Arklow Seabreeze Festival pig race is to go ahead this year, despite one woman’s efforts to put a...
Environment
Levels of TB remain disappointingly high in Wicklow (Badgers to blame) - Minister
The levels of bovine TB have remained disappointingly high in Wicklow when compared with the progress achieved nationally, according to...