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Gardaí investigating fatal road traffic incident involving tractor
Amy Forde
The incident happened on a local road in Oranmore, Co Galway.
30 October 2024 Buildings
Set in stone: 444m stone wall repaired by Galway farmer
Martin Merrick caught up with Pat Lynch, who earlier this year completed the mammoth task of rebuilding 444m of a stone wall solo.
26 October 2024 News
12 farmers to receive awards for contribution to nature
Award winner, dairy farmer Shane Fitzgerald, who is in derogation, said he wants to show that nature does not have to come at the expense of profitability.
Tough conversations on Tipperary deal at Arrabawn meeting in Galway
A war of words broke out between the floor and top table at a meeting for Arrabawn suppliers on the potential merger with Tipperary Co-op.
24 October 2024 News
Fieldwork stops as early crops emerge
This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Galway, Down and Kilkenny as some winter cereals begin to emerge and the rain returns.
23 October 2024 Crops
Galway and Mayo to bear the brunt of Storm Ashley
Storm Ashley will bring very strong and gusty southerly winds, coupled with high spring tides, according to Met Éireann.
18 October 2024 News
Nature holding for sale in Galway
The land is rich in biodiversity and could have uses other than day to day farming, the auctioneers say.
16 October 2024 Property
Farmers urged to report people with metal detectors on land
It is illegal to dig, excavate or use a metal detector at a protected national monument site in Ireland without a licence from the Minister for Housing.
11 October 2024 News
Generational renewal conversation needs to include young women
When it comes to farm succession young women need to be looked on as equals to their male counterparts, Maura Farrell of the University of Galway has said.
11 October 2024 News
65ac residential holding in Galway
It also has good land and a substantial, two-story farmhouse which requires some renovation work.
9 October 2024 Property
Agri jobs: dairy farm manager needed in Mullingar
There are a list of employers looking to hire dairy farm managers and farm assistants in Westmeath, Galway and Cork.
5 October 2024 News
Spring beans harvest finally arrives
This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Galway, Waterford and Down as the beans harvest continues and winter cereals are planted.
2 October 2024 Crops