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2024 sheep kill fell 10% with sharp decline in December
Noel Bardon
The CSO puts the decline in 2024's sheep kill at a year-on-year drop of over 300,000 head.
10 January 2025 News
Highest-ever November milk intake in 2024 - CSO
November 2024's milk intake was higher than any other November on record, new CSO data shows.
26 December 2024 News
Fertiliser costs fell 24% in 2024 - CSO
The Central Statistics Office has estimated that fertiliser inputs costs on farms will finish 24% lower than last year.
More than 9% fewer sheep slaughtered so far this year - CSO
That’s according to the latest Central Statistics Office data for livestock slaughterings, which shows that more than 268,000 fewer heads were slaughtered so far this year.
20 December 2024 News
Women more likely to own smaller farms - CSO
Women owned 17.4% of farms less than 10ha and 9.1% of farms that are 50ha to 100ha.
18 December 2024 News
Number of farms in Ireland dropped 5% in last decade - CSO
The CSO survey also found that the average age of an Irish farmer in 2023 was just under 60.
17 December 2024 News
Tractor registrations down 8% in year to November - CSO
First-time registrations of imported used tractors were up a significant 48% when comparing November 2024 with the same month in 2023.
14 December 2024 News
Fresh assessment of data centre policy needed
The portion of electricity usage devoted to data centres has already risen to around 20%, compared to 3 or 4% in the typical European country.
11 December 2024 Viewpoints
Agricultural operating surplus to grow 33% in 2024 - CSO
Milk volumes in 2024 are projected to fall by 4%. However, prices are up by 7%, the CSO has estimated.
7 December 2024 News
UK cereal supplies tight, exports to decline
A large amount of cereals are imported from Northern Ireland and Britain into Ireland, but production is down.
3 December 2024 News
Map: 10 houses granted planning in Leitrim from April to June this year
This figure is in contrast to 1,062 houses that were granted planning permission in Dublin during the same time period.
30 November 2024 News
Policy pointing in the wrong direction
The problem is the attribution of emissions in accordance with the system of the UN Convention, which allocates emissions on a territorial basis, by production.
27 November 2024 Viewpoints