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Hundreds of livestock maimed or killed by dogs
Amy Forde
New figures from the Department of Rural Development show over 730 farm animals were attacked by dogs last year.
9 October 2024 News
Arrabawn fined for breaching emissions limits
Arrabawn was found to have failed to comply with the limits for total phosphorus to water, namely to the Clareen stream.
10 September 2024 News
Three farmers feature on list of tax defaulters
Of the farmers, two have been named under the misuse of marked mineral oil and one farmer has failed to lodge income tax returns.
Send back out-of-spec fertiliser, farmers told
The Department does not appear to have issued any fines to fertiliser blenders whose fertiliser was found to be sub-standard in 2023.
14 August 2024 News
DAERA consider on-off slurry ban
A 37-point action plan to improve water quality was published by the department last week after receiving approval by ministers in the NI Executive
24 July 2024 Northern Ireland
Fines and CAP penalties for unregistered fertiliser imports
Farmers who fail to comply with the new fertiliser database rules could incur fines of €5,000 and 100% penalties on CAP payments.
26 June 2024 News
Five farmers named on latest list of tax defaulters
Of these farmers, three are from Co Mayo and one each from Co Clare and Offaly, with a Co Waterford agricultural company also named.
11 June 2024 News
Gardaí now able to identify tractors without insurance
In 2022, one in every 12 private vehicles was uninsured in Ireland.
24 May 2024 News