LATEST ARTICLES
Machinery
Kilkenny contractor gaining 30% capacity with Kompactor
Peter Thomas Keaveney
One year on from moving to their first HiSpec Kompactor silage trailer, Peter Thomas Keaveney catches up with Kilkenny contractors Bryne Agri and Plant to find out how the trailer worked out
2 April 2025 Dealer
Cats are milking it
As the Cat’s prepare for the opening game of the Leinster hurling championship against Galway on 19 April, they have announced that Tirlán will sponsor them for the 31st season.
31 March 2025 News
Tirlán sponsors Kilkenny GAA for 31st season
Avonmore was the name on Kilkenny jerseys since 1994 with the brand’s owner Tirlán Co-operative added in 2024.
Lely opens new base in Kilkenny for southeast farmers
General manager of Lely Kilkenny Michael O’Grady said that “with robotic milking adoption predicted to double over the next five years, we felt the time was right to make the investment now".
28 March 2025 News
Met Éireann warns of heavy rain on Friday and Saturday
All of Munster, Galway and southern Leinster counties have been issued with a status yellow rainfall warning.
21 March 2025 News
Kilkenny land fetches close to €18,000/ac
The holding was laid out in four small fields and came with road frontage.
20 March 2025 News
Small farm comes with extensive cattle yard in Kilkenny
The yard has accommodation for 150 head of cattle. It sits in the middle of the land. Paul Mooney reports.
5 March 2025 Property
Changes sought in badger vaccination programmes
The true infection levels for TB in vaccinated and non-vaccinated badgers must be established, as well as determining the level of vaccination coverage within a badger population.
2 March 2025 News
Feedlots and cattle trade cited for spread of TB
The Department of Agriculture study also noted a a high level of TB in badgers that were culled in the study area.
26 February 2025 News
McKeever is heading back to education
The former advisor to Minister for Agriculture, Charlie McConalogue, is staying in the political scene and will work with James Lawless who is Minister for Further and Higher Education.
26 February 2025 Dealer
Bird droppings bring luck to farmer
A farmer won big on a radio competition last weekend just before he was about to go dehorning calves.
26 February 2025 Dealer
March auction for 'productive' lands
A 21.6ac non-residential holding near Thomastown heads for online auction in mid March. Listed with Quinn Property that land is all in grass, writes Tommy Moyles.
26 February 2025 For Sale