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Editorial: Commissioner's soothing words need to be matched with action
Jack Kennedy
He comes across as a very hands on, in touch Commissioner that knows his brief very well, and clearly knows the challenges.
Editorial: Commissioner's soothing words need to be matched with action
Dempsey at Large: Practicalities and green dreams
29 January 2025 Viewpoints
Dempsey at Large: Practicalities and green dreams
Not allowing a chimney where an ordinary fire or stove could be installed and used defies common sense.
Home Farm: Storm damage - wires and trees
29 January 2025 Viewpoints
Home Farm: Storm damage - wires and trees
Within an hour chainsaws and a heavy duty loader were on the scene and the road was cleared.
Colm McCarthy: It is time to reconsider our energy sources
The invasion of Ukraine has also drawn attention to the dangerous reliance on imports of natural gas from Russia.
29 January 2025 Viewpoints
Editorial: cover crop benefits obvious
On the greater scale of things, surely we need a far larger proportion of the tillage area with cover crops.
29 January 2025 Viewpoints
Editorial: storm Éowyn's impact significant
The storm has also reinforced the very basic needs in new homes in rural Ireland of at least leaving the option of a timber stove possible in new builds.
29 January 2025 Viewpoints
Editorial: silent boom of the beef market
We do have to recognise the muscle of the beef superpowers when they put their minds to exporting.
22 January 2025 Viewpoints
Editorial: clear messages at IFA AGM
IFA AGM address - Francie Gorman called out the imbalance between environmental, economic and social policy.
22 January 2025 Viewpoints
Editorial: loyalty on show for Liffey Mills
Loyal and informed customer base on display at Liffey Mills meeting this week.
22 January 2025 Viewpoints
Dairygold tillage conference
Cultivation workload can be spread out much more in the season and potentially this could reduce costs significantly.
22 January 2025 Viewpoints
Dempsey at Large: unrestrained social media
In Ireland, there are tight regulations on what can be said in public and particularly what can be printed or broadcast. Standards of truth and decency apply.
22 January 2025 Viewpoints
Home Farm: straw runs out
The first job is to get the slurry fully under control so that if we do get a prolonged spell of wet weather, there won’t be a problem with storage capacity under the slats.
22 January 2025 Viewpoints