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Daring thieves target tractor, jeep and homes in County Limerick

THE daring nature of thieves was highlighted in a number of incidences in the county over the past week - one of which saw a man jump into the cab of a farmer’s tractor in County Limerick and snatch his phone and wallet while the farmer looked on. ...

06 Jul 2018 at 18:00

Farming

Kerry alliance go on the offensive at Limerick shareholders meeting

THERE were angry scenes at a meeting of Kerry Co-op shareholders in the South Court Hotel on Monday night. Some 400 attended and it went on for over three hours. But amid all the shouting the big question is what's next? Kerry Co-op Shareholders ...

17 May 2019 at 17:00

Northern Ireland

‘Urgent action needed’ over supply of veterinary medicines to Northern Ireland

Urgent action is needed from the Government over the supply of veterinary medicines to Northern Ireland to protect human and animal health, peers have said. The House of Lords cross-party Windsor Framework Sub-Committee has written to Northern ...

30 Apr 2024 at 00:01

Farming

Biggest drawback of Covid is the ‘isolation brought upon us’ say Limerick and Clare Milk Producers

THE MISERY and monotony of a normal January seems like a holiday in Las Vegas in comparison to January of 2021. One of the events that broke up the month for dairy farmers for decades has been the Limerick and Clare Milk Producers dinner ...

16 Jan 2021 at 10:00

Farming

Limerick farmer digs deep to win a grassland award

THE SUCCESS of Limerick farmers is mirroring our hurlers. Michael, Mary Ita and Alex McCarthy, Feenagh winning the NDC & Kerrygold Milk Quality Awards has been followed up by Sean Barry in the Grassland Farmer of the Year 2020 awards. ...

02 Oct 2021 at 14:00

Sport

Homeless Songs returns to the fray at Leopardstown

Last year’s Irish 1000 Guineas heroine Homeless Songs returns at Leopardstown on Wednesday where she lines up in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Heritage Stakes. The Dermot Weld-trained four-year-old won her first two outings last ...

04 Apr 2023 at 16:29

Farming

Best-selling novelist talks all things farming

SNOWFLAKE by Louise Nealon is a No.1 bestseller and winner of Newcomer of the Year 2021 at the An Post Irish Book Awards. It follows the life of Debbie, aged 18, who lives on a dairy farm with her mother and her uncle Billy, ...

08 Jan 2022 at 10:30

Farming

Best year ever in the bog: Heatwave is manna from heaven for Limerick turf cutters

FARMERS may be struggling with the drought but the sun is heaven sent for turf cutters. A group in Annaholty bog in Limerick this week said it was back-breaking work in the heat but it is the best year ever in the bog. "You ...

06 Jul 2018 at 17:00

Farming

Limerick family nominated for 'Oscars of the Dairy World' to learn fate on Late Late Show

THE winner of the “Oscars of the Dairy World” will be announced during the Late Late Show this Friday night. And County Limerick has a nominee in the “Best Farmer” category with Fiachra and Mary Liston, Banogue. Ornua and ...

30 Oct 2020 at 17:00

National Ploughing

#PLOUGHING2017 | RTÉ all set to give it welly during championships

What do Fair City, Marty Whelan, Ray D'Arcy, Sean O'Rourke, Joe Duffy, Tracy Clifford, Áine Lawlor, Marty Morrissey, Morning Ireland and The Sunday Game all have in common? They’re all supporting the 86th National ...

14 Sept 2017 at 13:24

Farming

Mart report: Friesian bullocks exceed €2 per kg at Kilmallock

CATTLE continue to get dearer at Kilmallock as “grass men” continue to stock up. Up to €2.06 per kg is now being paid for Friesian bullocks. Friesian heifer calves are making up to €470 and dairy stock sold for ...

14 Apr 2021 at 17:58

Farming

Cattle check-in at Shannon Airport to graze the land in novel project

SHANNON Airport allowed around 1,000 bales of silage to be made on its land to help farmers in the midst of a fodder crisis in 2018. Fast forward seven years and cattle are now grazing directly on the ...

18 May 2025 at 08:00

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