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Monkey business in latest state land purchase
Tommy Moyles
The state is after adding to its land portfolio after sale agreed has been placed on a marsh adjacent to an SAC in west Cork. Some species spotted there are rarer than others.
1 January 2025 Property
Land sales point to a sea change in western counties
Caitríona Morrissey looks at the CSO data for land sales in the west of Ireland, and finds a worrying trend.
23 December 2024 Property
Westmeath farm on 58ac makes €25,000/ac
A trio of land auctions of in counties Meath and Westmeath rounded out a busy month of farm sales in the province.
Successful southeast property auctions
Quinn Property handled the sale of two blocks of land in the southeast at auction recently. Demand was strong, with both exceeding their guide prices.
12 December 2024 Property
Farming News: beef trade, turkey sales and a €350/ac land lease in Laois
Get the latest farming news from our news team.
29 November 2024 News
Houses and yards add thousands to tax bills
Initial analysis by DAERA found that 36% of NI farms could be impacted by a new £1m limit on agricultural property relief for inheritance tax.
13 November 2024 Northern Ireland
Comment: survey highlights contradiction in farmer views
Farmers want controls on land purchases by the super-rich and investors but those controls cannot impinge on their land ownership rights.
6 November 2024 News
Laws of the land market: how Ireland compares to Europe
Caitríona Morrissey and Declan O'Brien examine the control of land sales in Europe, including some states that dictate minimum and maximum prices, and who can buy.
23 October 2024 News
Land being sold by receivers comes with many health warnings
Property purchased from a receivers’ auction is usually cheap for a reason.
14 August 2024 News
Sligo farm makes over €1m at auction
There was keen interest in the holding because of the good quality of the land and because of the sheds in the farmyard.
25 July 2024 News
The shadow of the property crash is very long indeed
Non-bank lenders and vulture funds are collecting on mistimed investments from 17 years ago
24 July 2024 News