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23 farmers lost their lives in farm accidents last year – nearly double the 2024 figure

FARM families across the West of Ireland have again been urged to put health and safety on top of their priority list...

Western farmers received €670m in Payments

IRISH farmers and fishers have been paid a total of €2.18 billion in support payments during 2025, the Minister for A...

‘Let young people build homes on their farm family land’

A MAJOR change in the national planning policy to allow young people build new homes on the farm they grew up on, has...

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Vaccines approved to prevent bluetongue

THE vaccination of cattle and sheep in Ireland for bluetongue will be permitted for 2026, the Minister for Agriculture, Martin Heydon, confirmed la...

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Grants now available for ‘dodgy’ shed roofs

FARMERS with ‘dodgy’ shed roofs can now apply for a grant to replace the structures under the TAMS 3 scheme, Minister for Agriculture, Martin Heydo...

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Payments made to forgotten farmers

NEARLY 450 of the so-called ‘Forgotten Farmers’ received Dept. of Agriculture payments last week, up to a maximum of €5,000 per applicant. The ‘...

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Galway IFA reps travel to Brussels for protest

IT might have bad memories for the British back in 1940 but the IFA is hoping that ‘Dunkirk 2025’ will be a turning point in helping to secure the ...

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No end to our rainy winter days!

IT’S turning out to be the real year of two halves – very dry for the first five months and then extremely wet from June to November inclusive. ...

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Derogation extension welcomed by farmers

THE three-year extension to the Nitrates Derogation for Ireland has been welcomed by local farm leaders, who described it as ‘a major relief’ for t...


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23 farmers lost their lives in farm accidents last year – nearly double the 2024 figure
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