I was motoring through the scenic countryside of south Kilkenny last week when I came across the beautiful 245-year-old bridge over the Kings River, complete with a huge chunk blown out of the side wall.
The number of new tractors registered in the first seven months of the year fell by 9pc, according to the latest figures from the Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA).
The Covid-19 crisis was supposed to be the making of our "snowflake" generation, the label given to young people who were seen as over-protected from the harsher obstacles in life.
THE IFA is calling for a meeting with the Minister for Agriculture over what it says is a U-turn on the proposed Protected Geographical Indicator (PGI) status for Irish grass-fed beef.
The Beef Plan Movement has been told to get its house in order or face being stripped of its two seats on the Beef Task Force.
New Zealand's prime minister yesterday postponed the country's general election by a month, to October 17, as the city of Auckland remains in lockdown due to a growing coronavirus outbreak.
The recent volume of cars on the roads fell by 16pc in Dublin and 12pc in regional locations as air-travel passenger numbers plummeted by 89pc.
