N.Ireland
Stag that was on the loose in Newry shot dead by police marksmen
A stag which was on the loose in Newry, Co. Down has been shot dead by specially trained firearms officers...
Deer
Rural Life
83% of farmers say they should be allowed to shoot deer without a licence
Some 83% of respondents to an Agriland poll have said that farmers should be allowed to shoot deer on their...
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Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
Rural Life
Should farmers be allowed to shoot deer without a licence?
Farmers should be allowed to shoot deer on their own lands, but only where deer are causing a menace to...
Rural Life
'The deer population has reached unacceptable and intolerable levels'
The deer population of Ireland has reached unacceptable and intolerable levels as they encroach further every year onto farmland, according to IFA...
Environment
Tip off leads to discovery of mass deer grave in Wicklow
Dozens of dead deer have been discovered in a pit in the well-known Co. Wicklow estate of Luggala, following a...
Agri-Business
Over 4,500 deer hunting applications made this year
Over 4,500 deer hunting applications have been made so far this year, according to the Minister for Arts, Heritage and...
Rural Life
18% of deer removed from farms in Wicklow test positive for TB
18% of deer tested in a pocket of Co. Wicklow have tested confirmed positive for TB, according to the Department...
Agri Politics
World's smallest deer born in the US
Meet the world’s smallest deer, a Pudu fawn born at the Wildlife Conservation Society’s (WCS) Queens Zoo recently in New York....
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
Rural Life
'My farm is plagued by deer; they're everywhere'
Tom Byrne, a beef farmer from Co. Wicklow says he has been plagued by deer on his farm for years...