Environment
Hedgecutting ban comes into effect later this week
The hedgecutting and gorse burning ban will come into effect this week. As of March 1 hedgecutting and gorse burning...
Heather Humphreys
Environment
No changes to hedgecutting dates ahead of ban coming into effect
No change will be made to the legislation to allow for hedgecutting in August on a pilot-basis before the hedgecutting...
Sponsored
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...
CAP / Schemes
'It's essential that all Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) are maintained'
It is essential that all areas of land that are currently designated as Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) are maintained...
Rural Life
€50m investment in job creation part of Goverment's Rural Action Plan
Some €50m is to be invested in collaborative approaches for job creation in rural Ireland, the Government announced today in it’s...
Environment
Changes to hedgecutting laws may not happen until after Christmas
Changes to the current legislation around hedgecutting and gorse burning might not happen until after Christmas as the Heritage Bill...
Environment
'15,000 commonage farmers left in limbo by Minister Humphreys'
Some 15,000 commonage farmers have been left in limbo by Minister Humphreys and the National Parks and Wildlife Service, INHFA National...
Rural Life
€10m to regenerate rural Ireland only a 'drop in the ocean'
The announcement that the Government is to allocate €10m to regenerate rural Ireland may be welcome but Independent TD Michael...
Rural Life
€10m available in 2016 to support the revitalisation of rural towns and villages
Some €10m will be made available to Local Authorities in 2016 to support the regeneration of rural towns and villages across...
Sponsored
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...
Environment
No changes to the hedgecutting laws until September (at the earliest)
There will be no changes to the current legislation to allow farmers to manage hedgecutting and burning at certain times within...
Environment
Is your raised bog one of 46 to be de-designated? Find out here
The drafting of legislation has been approved for the de-designation of 46 raised bog Natural Heritage Areas (NHAs), the Minister...
Rural Life
'How can business be attracted to rural Ireland when there's no proper broadband?'
There is not much point in trying to promote rural Ireland if something as basic as a decent broadband service is...
Other
Will broadband plan really be the most significant rural investment 'since rural electrification'?
A national mobile phone and broadband taskforce is to be set-up, the Minister for Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources,...
Agri-Business
'Rural Affairs Department won't know its full remit or have staff for another 8 weeks'
The new Department of Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and Gaeltacht will not know its full remit, will not fully...