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Tractor with timber windscreen seized by gardaí in Clare
Anne O'Donoghue
The tractor’s windscreen had been replaced primarily with timber, allowing for a hole, covered with a sheet of glass.
4 December 2024 News
Christmas payment injection of €357m
The Department of Agriculture has confirmed the issuing of a number of scheme payments since the beginning of the week.
4 December 2024 News
Cattle dealers play a role in TB spread - McCormack
Former president of the ICMSA Pat McCormack said it is his understanding that half of farmers gone down with TB bought in an animal shortly beforehand.
Farmer has ‘fear of God’ over Bord Bia audit
Speaking from the floor at the ICMSA AGM, Ronan Feighery said in recent years he has felt uneasy in advance of a Bord Bia audit.
4 December 2024 News
Gleeson ‘reasonably confident’ of derogation renewal
However, Department secretary general Brendan Gleeson also said it is possible there could be additional clauses attached to another derogation.
4 December 2024 News
Kerrygold stockpiled in US to tackle potential Trump tariff
This comes following president-elect Donald Trump’s campaign promise to impose import tariffs on EU exports to the US.
4 December 2024 News
Clare farmer shoots dog attacking sheep
Two dogs were also shot in a separate incident a couple of weeks before this, in which four sheep were killed in Clarecastle, Co Clare.
4 December 2024 News
TB keeps Department secretary general awake at night
There is a perception that TB is only spread by wildlife, when there are actually many factors, Department of Agriculture secretary general Brendan Gleeson said.
2 December 2024 News
2025 milk price should increase slightly - Ornua CEO
Ornua CEO Conor Galvin was speaking at the ICMSA’s AGM at the Radisson in Limerick on Monday 2 December.
2 December 2024 News
Map: 10 houses granted planning in Leitrim from April to June this year
This figure is in contrast to 1,062 houses that were granted planning permission in Dublin during the same time period.
30 November 2024 News
Agri jobs: dairy farm workers in Limerick, Kildare, Mayo and Waterford
Workers on dairy farms are in demand across the country this week in the latest agri jobs listings.
30 November 2024 News
Weekend weather: mild with scattered showers
Met Éireann has forecast mild temperatures this weekend, with scattered showers.
28 November 2024 News