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Diageo's brewery plan at the mercy of the planning system
Pat O'Toole
One man stands in the way of Diageo's plan to build a €200m brewery in Newbridge. Why is John Lynch putting €50,000 to a High Court challenge that could threaten Boortmalt's expansion plans for Athy?
15 March 2024 News
Lidl launches 2024 farm experience for schoolchildren
Launching this year's "The Lidl Farm" is young farmer and The Late Late Toy Show star Sheamie Garrihy.
13 March 2024 Farm machinery
Watch: Kuhn demos latest wares in Kildare
Last autumn, Kuhn Center Ireland held a working tillage event in Athy, Co Kildare, showcasing a sample of the cultivation and seeding kit offered by the brand. Gary Abbott looks at the highlights.
Land prices up in Co Kildare - again
Prices in the county have been on an upwards trend for the past six years.
13 March 2024 Editorial
Ceann Comhairle concerned about 318ac Kildare solar farm
Ceann Comhairle Seán Ó Fearghaíl said he is totally supportive of the principle of developing solar farms, but locating three large solar farms on top-class agricultural land is impossible to justify.
13 March 2024 News
Sweet spot: Beet Ireland’s Ballyburn House and land
The property where Beet Ireland had hoped to construct its processing facility boasts fine tillage land and a period residence.
6 March 2024 For Sale
Political picture was never as complicated
While party colleagues Chris McManus and Lynn Boylan took opposite sides on the Nature Restoration Law, it seems there is division within most parties on issues that matter to farmers.
28 February 2024 Dealer
Irish MEPs would not save derogation - Markey
The Fine Gael man tells Kildare meeting that a majority of his fellow Irish MEPs would not vote to save the current nitrates derogation.
28 February 2024 News
A fresh take on The Book of Kildare
A new, modern version of The Book of Kildare has been imagined by artist and calligrapher Josephine Hardiman, who says the life of St Brigid inspired her to create it, writes Dee Laffan.
31 January 2024 Living Life
From Christmas trees to many possibilities, 170ac of clear-fell for auction
This property could prove more appealing to the market than most old forestry land, writes Tommy Moyles.
17 January 2024 For Sale
607ac solar farm granted permission in Kildare
The solar farm developer must pay a contribution of €800,000 to Kildare County Council before installing 1,130,000 square metres of solar photovoltaic panels.
5 December 2023 News
€1.7m for 130 acre Co Kildare farm
The farm is under good pasture, has significant block of forestry, a large farmyard and derelict residence.
22 November 2023 Sales results