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'Quite simply, this government is failing farmers' - IFA president

IFA president Tim Cullinan has said dairy farm families feel betrayed by Minister McConologue and the government following the decision on the Nitrates derogation. “I have spoken to many dairy farmers since this was announced and a feeling of shock ...

18 Sept 2023 at 08:45

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Limerick Farming : Time to upgrade - No need to fear change

Tim Ryan of IFAC Accountants explains why now may be the perfect time for farmers to take on new projects Changing Farm Structures One of the major decisions which can face farmers is whether to change their farm structure. There are many aspects ...

11 Sept 2020 at 17:30

Farming

Fodder crisis: Farm bodies call for ‘dedicated budget’ and milk price support for Limerick farmers

MARCH milk price-setting must take account of “near catastrophic” weather says the chair of ICMSA’s dairy committee Gerald Quain, Colmanswell, said: “Against a background where the problems on farms seem to be growing by the day due to the ...

14 Apr 2018 at 11:00

Farming

Fodder crisis: ‘I didn’t sleep for 48 hours’ reveals Limerick farmer

TO PARAPHRASE the words of Gerry Adams, the fodder crisis “hasn’t gone away you know”. While the national media spotlight has disappeared, locals across County Limerick continue to struggle. The situation was beginning to improve after ...

19 Apr 2018 at 15:00

Farming

Young Limerick man says social farming has changed his life

A YOUNG Abbeyfeale man took centre stage at a recent national conference in Dublin and told the audience how his experience of social farming had helped change his life. For Patrick O’Brien, the very experience of speaking before a ...

16 Apr 2018 at 10:54

Farming

Limerick farmers at wits’ end over lengthy winter

IT’S AN ILL east wind that blows no good and all week farmers from east and west Limerick have been queuing up for imported fodder. There is something very sick as this is the second time in five years that the winter came early ...

13 Apr 2018 at 06:00

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WATCH: Shannon Airport's silage cutting a 'Godsend' for Limerick farmers

THE HARVESTING of up to 1,000 silage bales began at Shannon Airport this Friday to help farmers in the midst of the fodder crisis. IFA president Joe Healy described it as a “godsend”. Contractors rolled onto the 400 acre ...

20 Apr 2018 at 18:09

National Ploughing

#PLOUGHING2017 | 'Queen of the Ploughing' Anna May McHugh launches new book

Anna May McHugh's name is synonymous with the Ploughing, the annual Championships of the National Ploughing Association, which will be held in Tullamore from September 19-21. The event is the biggest outdoor ...

14 Sept 2017 at 12:36

National Ploughing

#PLOUGHING2017 | Limerick's PJ ploughs ahead with water supply in Tullamore

WHILE the National Ploughing championships don’t kick off until next Tuesday, Limerick man PJ Dore has been working seven days a week at the site in Tullamore since the beginning of August. PJ, who is from ...

14 Sept 2017 at 13:45

National Ploughing

#PLOUGHING2017 | Watch incredible drone footage of Tullamore site coming together

The National Ploughing Championships will kick off its three-day stint in Tullamore, County Offaly next Tuesday - September 19. Over 350 competitors from every county in Ireland will compete in the actual ...

14 Sept 2017 at 13:09

National Ploughing

#PLOUGHING 2017 | Lions to screen 10,000 people for diabetes at Championships

In response to the growing incidence of diabetes in Ireland, and the detection of potential diabetes in more than 600 visitors to the National Ploughing Championship last year, Lions Clubs plan to screen ...

14 Sept 2017 at 13:04

National Ploughing

#PLOUGHING2017 | All you need to know about the Garda traffic plan

Gardaí have launched this traffic plan to help the expected 290,000 people attending the 2017 National Ploughing Championship get in and out of the site in Tullamore. The Ploughing takes place from ...

14 Sept 2017 at 12:52

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