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Clonakilty wins 2025 colleges challenges day
Rachel Donovan
The day features competitions in traditional stock judging, tractor driving, welding, fencing as well as a mix of sporting challenges.
5 February 2025 News
Call for six-month delay of ACRES inspections
Michael Fitzmaurice has also called for an emergency support fund to assist farmers whose sheds were damaged or destroyed by storm Éowyn.
5 February 2025 Money Mentor
How can we bring down our expenses?
Breaking down ways to manage rising bills and business costs.
No sheep kill on Monday at Kepak Athleague
The Roscommon factory is among the 278,000 without electricity as a result of the damaging winds from storm Éowyn.
26 January 2025 News
Farmer Writes: TB breakdown after three clear years
Since we are a closed herd, I can’t buy in, so I just have to wait for the heifers to calve into the system.
12 January 2025 Farmer Writes
Home Farm: Quality Assurance inspection time
I had looked at getting vermin-proof roller doors but the cost was significant, the gain marginal and the inconvenience and the exposure to possible breakage through machinery damage was real.
27 November 2024 Viewpoints
Rural Affairs: broadband rollout not reaching rural areas fast enough
Some farmers are losing patience in areas of the country that are still waiting for the rollout of fibre broadband through the National Broadband Plan, with many opting for satellite services.
23 October 2024 Features