Agri-Business
Green diesel excise clearances down 4.5% in 2023
Excise clearances of marked gas oil (green diesel) for 2023 saw a decrease of 4.5% compared with 2022. This is...
Diesel
Rural Life
Gardaà investigating theft of diesel from forestry site
Gardaà have launched an investigation following the alleged theft of a quantity of diesel from a forestry site in Co....
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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
Farm contractors unable to keep up with rising costs
Since taking over the business in 2013, David Conly from Agri Contractors in Ballybay, Co. Monaghan has noticed costs of...
Rural Life
Budget 2024: Fuel excise rise postponed as carbon tax to increase
The government has decided to postpone a planned increase in the fuel excise rate applied to petrol, diesel and marked...
Environment
EPA: Coal and turf among worst pollutants in Ireland
The burning of solid fuel such as coal, turf and wood to heat homes is one of the most significant...
Agri-Business
FCI: Contractors should have access to same supports as farmers
The Association of Farm and Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) said supports are urgently needed for contractors in Budget 2024....
Agri-Business
Petrol, diesel and green diesel excise duty rise from midnight
Farmers and rural communities can expect to see a further rise in fuel prices as the excise duty on petrol,...
Rural Life
Call for fuel increase to be suspended
The planned rise in excise duty on Friday (September 1) for all fuel types must be “suspended indefinitely”, according to...
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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...
Machinery News
HVO availability at fuel stations becomes more prevalent
As a direct drop-in replacement for diesel fuel, hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO) is now coming out of the shadows as...
Agri-Business
Demise of diesel and petrol cars postponed indefinitely
The drive to have the sale of cars powered by petrol and diesel engines prohibited from 2035 appears to have...
Machinery News
Valtra celebrates 5 years of using Neste fuel substitute
This year Valtra marks five years of using Neste fuel, a drop-in substitute for fossil diesel that the Finnish refining...
Machinery
Can the European Parliament kill the internal combustion engine?
It was widely reported that the European Parliament banned the sale of new petrol and diesel-powered cars from 2035 onwards,...
Environment
EU agrees to end sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2035
The European Parliament has today (Tuesday, February 14) voted to end the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by...
Agri-Business
Average fuel prices fall by around 10% - AA
A survey published today (Wednesday, December 14) by AA Ireland shows that the average price of fuel decreased by around...
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Cow monitoring app 'means we can stay farming for longer'
Sylvia and John Powell installed Nedap cow monitoring on their 250-strong herd in February 2023. Farming just outside Birr, Co....
Rural Life
Diesel now 20c/L more than petrol - AA
Irish motorists driving diesel cars are now spending up to 20c/L more than those driving petrol cars, according to the...
Rural Life
Diesel laundering waste costs Monaghan County Council €100,000
Monaghan County Council is expecting to spend around €100,000 this year dealing with the illegal dumping of diesel laundering waste....
Rural Life
Government accused of driving people to 'panic buy' generators
An independent TD is calling on the government to give a categoric commitment that electricity supplies will not be turned...
Rural Life
CSO: Electric cars popular as demand for diesel cars falls
Demand for diesel cars has fallen back as the popularity of electric and plug-in hybrid cars rises, with the vehicles...