Farming

Carina Coyne has brought value back to wool, deep in the hills of Joyce Country. A metalwork fitter by trade, she grew up in a house where wool spinning and...

If you're in search of a classic country bolthole, then Derrybawn, a stone-built cottage on c. 14.58 acres near Glendalough in Co Wicklow is the spot. Nestled into a wooded...

Minister for Heritage Malcolm Noonan has said he did not rule out further land designations in a meeting with the IFA.

Looking at the ringside returns for last week, I could understand the comment by Stephen Hannon of Mohill mart that “there's great confidence in the trade compared to the mess...

Cheap finance will be made available to farmers under the Covid-19 Credit Guarantee Scheme which was launched today.

The schools re-opening, evenings drawing in and weather that's certainly autumnal, it is a reminder that some planning is required to extend the grazing season.

There is a belief among many finishers at present that because factory kill numbers were dramatically reduced during last year's beef protests, this year's kill figure to date must be...

There is a belief among many finishers at present that because factory kill numbers were dramatically reduced during last year's beef protests, this year's kill figure to date must be...

Leaving the European Union without a trade deal would still be a “good outcome” for the UK, the British Prime Minister has said.

Leaving the European Union without a trade deal would still be a “good outcome” for the UK, the British Prime Minister has said.

Mairead McGuinness is red-hot favourite to fill the post vacated by Phil Hogan as interviews will be held in Brussels today by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Mairead McGuinness is red-hot favourite to fill the post vacated by Phil Hogan as interviews will be held in Brussels today by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Mairead McGuinness is red-hot favourite to fill the post vacated by Phil Hogan as interviews will be held in Brussels today by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Mairead McGuinness is red-hot favourite to fill the post vacated by Phil Hogan as interviews will be held in Brussels today by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

At the top of Shaas Mountain, the views over the slopes to Lough Allen usually steal the show. But there has been a rival attraction since late June that locals...

THE Government is set to put forward Mairead McGuinness and Andrew McDowell as nominees to be Ireland's next European Commissioner.

THE Government has put forward Mairead McGuinness and Andrew McDowell as nominees to be Ireland's next European Commissioner.

Four units of the Listowel and Ballybunion Fire Service battled a hay fire in Ballylongford for over four hours on Friday night, a fire which ignited in a shed and...

2020 will stay long in the memory for all the wrong reasons.

Weather impacts on everything in farming and the conditions made for a very demanding August on our farm.

Failure to strike a good post-Brexit trade deal could lead to the devastation of Northern Ireland's farming industry, MLAs have been warned.

There are nominally 27 EU Commissioners - but the brutal reality is that little more than a dozen of these have 'real jobs' with either a decent budget and/or a...

Gardaí are investigating two separate farm fatalities which took place in Louth and Wexford respectively in recent days.

THE president of the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) has called on Michéal Martin and Leo Varadkar to “fight” to maintain the EU trade portfolio.

A ship carrying 43 crew and nearly 6,000 cattle from New Zealand to China capsized after losing an engine in stormy weather in the East China Sea, the only crew...

Soaring corn prices are stoking food security jitters in China, where food inflation has climbed to the highest in over a decade and President Xi Jinping made a recent high-profile...

Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney has said the decision on Ireland's next European commissioner cannot be allowed to "drift" as Government leaders continue to deliberate on who will replace Phil...

Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney has said the decision on Ireland's next European commissioner cannot be allowed to "drift" as Government leaders continue to deliberate on who will replace Phil...

Charlie McConalogue won't have to buy a new pair of wellies upon taking up the role of Agriculture Minister.

FIANNA Fáil TD Charlie McConalogue is to be appointed as the new Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine - the third appointee to hold the role since the Coalition...

Charlie Mc Conalogue has been announced as the new Minister for Agriculture Food and the Marine.

IFA President Tim Cullinan has said he has got a 'clear and unequivocal' commitment from Minister for Heritage Malcolm Noonan that there are no plans for more land designations.

Over 15,000 farmers have made applications for the new Beef Finisher Payment, according to the Department of Agriculture

“Trees were once an integral part of Inishowen's heritage. Restoring some measure of the biodiversity and scenic value of woodland to promote the peninsula is something I would love to...

The celebrated pop artist Andy Warhol predicted everybody will get to be agriculture minister for 15 minutes. Well, if you want to be pedantic, he actually predicted everybody would in...

The celebrated pop artist Andy Warhol predicted everybody will get to be agriculture minister for 15 minutes. Well, if you want to be pedantic, he actually predicted everybody would in...

Sheep farmers reliant on Government subsidies could profit from letting their land naturally return to woodland, a study suggests.

Grain growers are in a race against time to get as much of the harvest completed before more heavy rains hit the country this week.

There is “considerable farmer disquiet” over the Bord Bia proposed Protected Geographical Indicator (PGI) scheme, according to the IFA.

The first sale of buffalo in an Irish mart will take place tomorrow (Wednesday) in Thurles.