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Property
Grass farm with large cattle yard has €850,000 guide price
Paul Mooney
There will be good interest in this property as the land is good quality, writes Paul Mooney.
9 April 2025 Management
Reinvesting in suckler facilities as prices remain strong
Suckler farmers are achieving prices that they never have before, so it might be an apt time to reinvest back in to the business with additional facilities.
19 March 2025 Viewpoints
Colm McCarthy: planning system problems
Planning - the system is tilted against the vigorous pursuit of priorities which are acknowledged at national level.
Brass tacks to know when building a rural home
From securing planning permission to ensuring you have all your ducks in a row for a mortgage application, these are the essentials when it comes to building a home in rural Ireland.
19 March 2025 Features
Frustration over delays and price inflation tainting VPRG support
As interest grows in grants offered for the renovation of older homes in rural Ireland, there is concern over alleged price inflation applied by approved providers, writes Jacqueline Hogge.
12 March 2025 Features
€5,000 grants for advice on vacant traditional houses
This is the second year of the Conservation Advice Grant scheme.
12 March 2025 News
Planning calf accommodation to future proof your farm
Calf housing is becoming ever more popular on farms looking to future proof the business while reducing labour, writes Martin Merrick.
5 March 2025 Buildings
Roads policy leaving farm families out in the cold
With safety issues being cited as a reason for rural housing development being stifled, we talk to a farmer who was refused planning permission, writes Jacqueline Hogge.
5 March 2025 Features
Progress being made on probate delays
The Law Society and IPAV say work is progressing to reduce delays in dealing with probate, writes Jacqueline Hogge.
26 February 2025 Features
UCD Lyons constructs state-of-the-art calf housing and research facilities
Martin Merrick gets a look inside the brand-new calf shed, which will perform the dual role of providing high-welfare accommodation for the 200-cow dairy herd progeny, and research into calves.
26 February 2025 Buildings
Farmers’ bid to downsize family home rejected
The decision to sell their farmhouse to a local family has cost a Co Wicklow farming couple dearly as they have been denied permission to build a smaller home on their land by the local authority.
26 February 2025 Features
Editorial: Modular homes in rural Ireland
Modular homes – if done right – could be the sticking plaster that might just stick.
26 February 2025 Editorial