Rural Life
'Large deposits of animal waste' found on street
An accident which resulted in “large deposits of animal waste” occurred on a street in Co. Roscommon yesterday, Wednesday, June...
Roscommon
Rural Life
'Human contact is so important': Men's group reaches out
The co-ordinator of a men’s group in Roscommon has appealed to the Government to restore funding that he said was...
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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
Monday meeting to discuss 'severe pressure' on farmers
A meeting scheduled for Easter Monday, April 22, will discuss the “severe pressure” farmers are under, as well as the...
Agri Politics
Sinn Fein MEP: 'We're not exploiting Roscommon eviction'
An MEP has denied that Sinn Fein is exploiting an eviction in Strokestown, Co. Roscommon, before Christmas, as his party...
Property
Livestock farm on 98ac available in lots for sale at €10,000/ac
Glencarne house and farm, once an award-winning bed and breakfast business, is currently for sale at Ardcarne, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Roscommon....
Rural Life
2 men in Roscommon released without charge
Two men who had been arrested in relation to the confrontation that occurred at a farmhouse in Co. Roscommon in recent...
Rural Life
2 men arrested following Roscommon incident
Gardai have arrested two men in relation to the confrontation that occurred at a farmhouse in Co. Roscommon in recent...
Rural Life
Family members return to Roscommon farmhouse
Members of the family at the centre of the controversial sequence of events in recent days has returned to their...
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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
ICSA on farmer debt: 'Mediation is the only show in town'
Financial institutions and vulture funds have been called on to cease forced eviction and “heavy handed tactics” by the Irish...
Rural Life
Video: Roscommon incident 'Violence at any stage solves nothing'
Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice has warned that “violence is not the answer” to yesterday’s controversial incident in Co. Roscommon which...
Rural Life
Roscommon raid results in 3 taken to hospital
Gardai are investigating an alleged incident of criminal damage and assault at a house at Falsk, Roscommon early this morning...
Rural Life
Residential holding 'excellently located' for sale in multiple lots
For sale is a circa 65ac residential holding comprising a dwelling house, outbuildings, lands and entitlements. The property is for...
Rural Life
3:00am triplets: Rossie farmer recounts Charolais surprise
A Co. Roscommon farmer got a surprise when he went out to tend to a calving cow this summer; by...
Rural Life
Man 'seriously injured' in farm accident
A man was seriously injured in a farm accident recently in north Roscommon, according to local reports. According to local...
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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
Roscommon farm welcomes 'unexpected' triplet bull calves
Associated with bad luck, the McGuiness family from Drumloin, Co. Roscommon, had a rather fortuitous Friday the 13th (April 13)...
Rural Life
Gardai issue info appeal following tractor theft in Roscommon
Gardai are appealing for information relating to a tractor stolen from the Mount Prospect area of Fuerty/Athleague in Co. Roscommon...
Rural Life
8 cattle killed from slurry gas in Roscommon
Eight cattle have been killed from the inhalation of slurry gas in Co. Roscommon over the weekend. According to Shannonside...
Dairy
Dairy focus: Catching the 'grazing bug' in Co. Roscommon
When we think of grass-based dairy farming, Co. Roscommon does not immediately spring to mind. However, James and Ed Payne...