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Farmers urged to submit equine census
Darren Carty
The deadline for returning census forms is 20 December 2024 and all registered equine keepers, must make a return even if there was no equines present on the holding on 30 November.
18 December 2024 Dealer
Horse traceability highlighted as census debated
"The equine sector is at a pivotal moment," Fine Gale MEP Carberry stated at a recent meeting of the MEP Horse Group in Brussels.
11 December 2024 News
Acute shortage of hay as supplies tighten
Local traders confirmed that supplies of Irish hay and haylage were extremely tight and getting tighter.
New equine traceability system on way
All equine owners will be required to fill out a census or risk losing their equine premises number.
27 November 2024 BLANK
Woodford unveil €2.5M copper oil treatment plant
Martin Merrick reports from Woodford’s open day which saw the unveiling of the new copper oil treatment plant in Co Cavan.
27 November 2024 Buildings
Horse breeders furious over foal passport delays
Horse Sport Ireland is facing a barrage of criticism from horse breeders over delays in issuing foal passports.
20 November 2024 News
Denis Brosnan's Midas touch remains
The former founder, CEO and chair of Kerry Group has been making headlines on the thoroughbred scene with his recent sales.
30 October 2024 Dealer
Not enough rain means no racing in Thurles
Two recent meetings have been cancelled at Thurles racecourse due to the ground being too hard for jump racing.
30 October 2024 Dealer
Helen Sharp: silver frosts and golden glory
Helen Sharp is bringing the mares and foals in and preparing for winter.
16 October 2024 Show jumping
Farmer Writes: my wife wants me to build her a sand arena
James Strain says that a more pressing issue than the building of a sand arena is his wife's horses trampling his fields.
30 September 2024 Farmer Writes
New large-animal vets opens in Donegal
Northwest Vets will service what it calls the growing demand for independent vet services in north Donegal and its Derry-Tyrone border region.
11 September 2024 News
Ticking the boxes on TAMS-spec equine housing
Martin Merrick details some of the specs when it comes to completing works on housing for equines under TAMS.
4 September 2024 Buildings