Aisling O'Brien

Aisling O

Senior News Journalist

Farmer injured after confronting intruders in yard

Rural Life

Farmer injured after confronting intruders in yard

A Kildare farmer is recovering from injuries he received while confronting three intruders in his yard. An Garda Síochána said...
‘Genuine economic or social need’ for new rural housing

Rural Life

‘Genuine economic or social need’ for new rural housing

A genuine economic or social need will have to be established to justify new rural housing in a significant portion...
VAT on solar PV installations must be cut immediately – MREF

Environment

VAT on solar PV installations must be cut immediately – MREF

VAT on solar photovoltaic (PV) installations on farms, homes and businesses must be reduced by the government immediately, an industry...
FII: Forestry is key to tackling carbon emissions

Forestry

FII: Forestry is key to tackling carbon emissions

Forestry has the potential to deliver 300 million tonnes of additional carbon dioxide (CO2) sequestration by the middle of this...
Route for Galway to Athlone cycleway to primarily use public lands

Rural Life

Route for Galway to Athlone cycleway to primarily use public lands

An emerging preferred route for the Galway to Athlone cycleway will use publicly owned lands as much as possible, according...
How many specialist farms are in your county?

Rural Life

How many specialist farms are in your county?

Over 74,000 farms were classified as beef specialists last year, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO). As part of...
Who is eligible to sell surplus electricity back to the grid?

Environment

Who is eligible to sell surplus electricity back to the grid?

A framework has been published to allow farmers to sell excess electricity generated on their lands back to the national...
UCD ag student to embark on six-month fellowship in California

Agri-Business

UCD ag student to embark on six-month fellowship in California

A student at the University College Dublin (UCD) School of Agriculture and Food Science has been awarded a six-month fellowship in...
Anaerobic digestion: Policy and financial support needed

Environment

Anaerobic digestion: Policy and financial support needed

New policy and financial support from government will be needed to roll out anaerobic digestion (AD) facilities across the country,...
€1.7m to be spent on researching peat alternatives

Environment

€1.7m to be spent on researching peat alternatives

Almost €1.7 million is to be spent by the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine (DAFM) on a project researching...
Seanad hears that fertiliser prices have risen by 72% in a year

Agri-Business

Seanad hears that fertiliser prices have risen by 72% in a year

The average price of all fertiliser has risen by 72% in a year, the Seanad has heard. “Every single farmer...
TAMS: Outdated costings are making scheme ‘irrelevant’

Buildings

TAMS: Outdated costings are making scheme ‘irrelevant’

The Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Schemes (TAMS) II is at risk of becoming “irrelevant” due to project costings being out-of-date, a...
Japanese restaurant to offer Irish steak on menu

Beef News

Japanese restaurant to offer Irish steak on menu

Irish steak is to feature on the menu of a prominent restaurant chain in Japan for the first time. Negishi...
BPS 2023: Proof of ‘active’ farmer status will have to be ‘recent’

CAP / Schemes

BPS 2023: Proof of ‘active’ farmer status will have to be ‘recent’

Applicants not deemed as ‘active farmers’ by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) next year will be...
Storm Barra: Water supply for 38,000 customers ‘at risk’

Rural Life

Storm Barra: Water supply for 38,000 customers ‘at risk’

Water supplies for 38,000 farms, homes and businesses, mainly in Cork and Kerry, are “at risk” due to disruption caused...
Climate research and rewetting included in €20m project funding

Environment

Climate research and rewetting included in €20m project funding

Climate and environmental projects are among research studies selected to share in €20 million in grant funding, the Department of...
Beware of ‘false sense of security’ in eye of Storm Barra

Rural Life

Beware of ‘false sense of security’ in eye of Storm Barra

Farmers and the public are being warned not to take any chances if conditions moderate as the eye of Storm...
Call for all stakeholders to be involved in rights of way review

Rural Life

Call for all stakeholders to be involved in rights of way review

The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said that all relevant stakeholders must be included in the review process around rights...
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