The standout property on the market these days has to be a 187ac dairy farm at Kilmurray near Trim in Meath. The residential holding, with a state-of-the-art dairy operation, is on the market for €2m. The dairy herd and the entitlements will be sold separately.
Since the pandemic struck many of the things deemed unachievable became possible. A single-tier health-care system happened with the stroke of a pen last week, and perhaps housing-for-all is next.
Owner Paul MacDonnell says they have 'learning on the hoof for the past ten years, and advising anyone intending to go into alpaca farming to buy the best stock they can at the start.
An unusual 57ac residential property comprising a 14 hole golf course and some of the best arable land in Tipperary is on the private treaty market and guided at €590,000.
It's business but not as we normally know it for farming.
As we struggle with the implications of Covid-19 and the human tragedies it's bringing, many of us are struck forcibly by the critical role played by the health sector battling bravely against the virus, and the food sector delivering high-quality food to all sections of society.
Sophie Bell took the reins of the family dry stock farm in Virginia, Co Cavan, while in her final year of school. "Just before I did the Leaving Cert, my dad went to work in England, so I became heavily involved in keeping the farm going," she says. "It was a tough year, but I...
