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Climate and environment
State to buy 50ac island on Lough Ree for birds
Amy Forde
Minister of State for nature Malcolm Noonan announces plans to purchase island on Lough Ree for strategic management of breeding waders.
18 October 2024 News
Uisce Éireann ordered to pay over €6,000 for pollution of Sligo river
Uisce Éireann has been prosecuted following the discharge of poorly treated sewage into the Owengarve River.
14 October 2024 News
State to buy 165ac in Kilkenny
Minister of State for nature Malcolm Noonan announced that the State will purchase just under 165ac land within and adjacent to the Cullahill Mountain SAC.
Splendid Slieve Bloom farm on the market
A large farm in north Co Laois is making its way to online auction in October. Offered in its entirety or in two lots the land runs into the Slieve Bloom mountains, reports Tommy Moyles.
25 September 2024 For Sale
How six farmers fared in appeals against the Department of Agriculture
The annual report of the Agriculture Appeals Office has shown that 48% of appeals taken by farmers were successfully contested with the plaintiff receiving a payment or not receiving a penalty.
11 September 2024 News
Kerry Ingredients and Cork Marts also in planning focus
Two major agribusinesses have also been the subject of Peter Sweetman’s agri-planning campaign.
7 August 2024 News
Peter Sweetman: planning campaign sparked by illegal slurry spreading
Serial objector Peter Sweetman tells Caitríona Morrissey why he is targeting farm developments in a campaign on planning permission.
7 August 2024 Buildings
Half of EFS higher level applicants rejected
Over 500 applications were received for the eight tranche of the Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) higher level.
3 July 2024 Northern Ireland
River Allow farm group ‘livid’ over Cork fish kill
The polyaluminium chloride spill into the River Allow occurred at the Freemount Water Treatment Plant in north Cork.
12 June 2024 News