Rural Life
By Gordon Deegan A judge has cleared two south Galway farmers of injuring an adult rook and up...
Forestry
An independent senator has said that Storm Floris again highlights the "fatal dangers" posed by ash...
The Minister of State with responsibility for Forestry, Michael Healy-Rae, has urged landowners...
Research, supported by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), has been underway...
Farmers do not see forestry "as a safe investment for our land", a farm organisation has said....
The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food will meet for a discussion on forestry...
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine said it "aims to deal with ash dieback fully...
A county councillor in Co. Galway is calling on the government to revise legislation dealing with...
The €2,000 site clearance grant for farmers impacted by ash dieback is "clearly not covering it"...
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is to carry out a review of the site...
Limerick and Tipperary Woodland Owners (LTWO) has called for a suspension of the ash dieback scheme...
Following the publication of most political party's manifestos in the lead up to the general...
The Social, Economic and Environmental Forestry Association of Ireland (SEEFA) has said that last...
At the annual general meeting (AGM) of Limerick and Tipperary Woodland Owners (LTWO) last Saturday...
Agri Politics
The president of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers' Association (ICSA) Sean McNamara has said that...
Payments have commenced under the Climate Action Performance Payment (CAPP) which was announced...
Faced with an outbreak of ash dieback in a forest - part of the family beef farm - which was to...
In the region of €17.2 million is available this year to forest owners to support the removal of...
Retired farmer, John Reardon from Caherconlish, Co. Limerick said he has been left with a "tree...
A new €5,000 scheme for landowners affected by ash dieback, which opened for applications this...
Minister of State for Land Use and Biodiversity in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the...
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has granted 522 licenses under the...
An independent Galway county councillor has warned government ministers of the dangers that ash...
