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25-year-old Valtra scoops €19,500 at auction
Gary Abbott
A 2000 Valtra 900 with 7,460 hours and Quicke front loader was one of the highlight sale prices at Hennessy Auctioneers March online machinery auction last Saturday 22 March.
6 March 2025 News
M & S Machinery scoops dealer of the year award for second year running
M & S Machinery has been awarded the 2024 Irish dealer of the year accolade by New Holland for the second year running.
5 March 2025 News
New Holland tops used tractor market
New Holland continues to dominate the used tractor import market, accounting for 33% of the total registered for the first time in Ireland during 2024, Michael Moroney reports.
2022 John Deere 6120M makes €95,250 at auction
A 2022 John Deere 6120M with a 603R front-loader, showing just 151 hours, topped a recent Hennessy Auctioneers' sale, selling for €95,250 plus fees.
26 February 2025 News
John Deere tops Irish and UK tractor sales with 30% share
John Deere (29.3%), Massey Ferguson (18.7%) and New Holland (15.9%) have topped the 2023 Irish tractor sales, with the trio accounting for 64% of all tractor sales. Peter Thomas Keaveney reports.
5 February 2025 News
Gardaí stop tractor that had no tax for eight years
A tractor that had been tax-less for over 300 days was also pulled over in Co Galway.
2 January 2025 News
From building blocks to transforming timeworn tractors
Gary Abbott visited the Ford tractor restoration guru that is Co Down man, Stephen Lennon having made the decision six years ago to quit his construction business and restore tractors for a living.
1 January 2025 Vintage
New Holland's gutsy T5.120 packs a punch
Gary Abbott and Peter Thomas Keaveney spent some time with New Holland’s recently updated 120hp, T5.120 Dynamic Command tractor earlier this summer.
27 November 2024 Tractors
Irish debut for new tractor models at FTMTA Show
This year’s FTMTA Farm Machinery Show marked the Irish debut for a number of recently launched tractor models. Gary Abbott looks at some of the tractors that made their first Irish appearance.
14 November 2024 News
Case wins tractor of the year
The Tractor of the Year (TOTY) 2025 awards were announced at EIMA International last week in Bologna, Italy, where Case IH, Fendt, Steyr, Antonio Carraro and AgXeed all claimed TOTY accolades.
13 November 2024 News
New Holland to show new techy T5 and top end T7
Alongside showcasing its latest flagship T7.300, New Holland will publicly unveil its new and updated T5 Dual Command models, offering more comfort, capacity and on-board technology than before.
10 November 2024 News
Facelifted Farmall C models from Case IH
Hot on the heels of New Holland announcing its latest updates to its T5 Utility tractor range, sister company, Case IH has just unveiled its updated Farmall C tractors.
9 October 2024 News