Rural Life
Storm Ali leaves National Ploughing firm with €500,000 loss in 2018
By Gordon Deegan The impact of ‘Storm Ali’ last year sent pre-tax losses soaring to almost €500,000 at the company...
Storm Ali
Tillage
Maize harvest woes: 'It was all flattened to the ground'
Brendan Martin, a farmer and agricultural contractor in Co. Meath, was just days away from harvesting his maize crop when...
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Environment
'Country could have been better prepared for Storm Ali'
The country could have been better prepared for Storm Ali and a Status Red alert was warranted, according to Fianna...
National Ploughing Championships
ESB closes 'Ploughing' stand to restore power to over 100,000 customers
ESB Networks has confirmed that it will not reopen its stand at the National Ploughing Championships in order to maximise...
National Ploughing Championships
Video: Extent of damage revealed at 'Ploughing' site
Organisers of the National Ploughing Championships in Screggan, Tullamore, Co. Offaly, were forced to admit defeat earlier today, as they...