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Farmers count the cost of storm damage
Declan O’Brien
As thousands of farmers and homeowners enter a seventh day without power or water, the Government, ESB and Uisce Éireann have been accused of "snoring at the wheel".
29 January 2025 Climate and environment
Nitrate loads and leaching: why hot spots matter
In the second of his four-part series, Edward Burgess of Teagasc explains how different soils can leach more nitrogen to water and what farmers can do to slow it.
29 January 2025 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: there is pleasure in keeping busy during the winter
And as if we were looking for something more to do, storm Éowyn uprooted eight very large leylandii evergreen trees in the garden.
Roaring trade for takeaway
While power was restored in The Dealer’s location on Sunday, we’re still without water almost six days on from the storm.
29 January 2025 Dealer
Beef Management: storm damage, water requirements and looking after yourself
In this week's beef management notes Adam Woods takes a look at cattle water requirements and preparing for the next storm on beef farms.
29 January 2025 Markets
Call for generators to be included in TAMS
IFA poultry chair Nigel Sweetnam made the call following the extended power outage in the wake of storm Éowyn.
29 January 2025 News
Farmers fined for not registering water abstraction points
The Department of Agriculture confirmed that 20 holdings have been fined for failing to register a private water abstraction point relating to agriculture.
29 January 2025 News
Dawn’s pipe dream blocked by An Bord Pleanála
Permission for 7.2km pipeline had been granted by Meath County Council in 2022.
29 January 2025 News
Every day without power is ‘very challenging’ for farmers – Gorman
IFA president Francie Gorman has said that every effort needs to be made to restore power to those impacted.
27 January 2025 News
Over 250,000 without power as storm Éowyn clean-up continues
ESB Networks has said that by Friday 31 January, the vast majority of those impacted by the storm will have supply restored.
26 January 2025 News
Hansen seeks to be 'boots on the ground' Commissioner
The European Commissioner visited a farm in Kildare on Thursday before attending the IFA AGM.
23 January 2025 News
In deep: the links between nitrogen, nitrates, soil and water
In part one of a four-week series, Teagasc’s agricultural catchment specialist Eddie Burgess outlines how and why nitrates get into water.
22 January 2025 Climate and environment