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Donegal farmers to receive €17.3 million in advance ACRES payments

The 3,000 Donegal farmers in the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) who haven’t received their advance payments will receive payments totalling €17.3 million over the coming weeks. Announcing details of the interim payments, the Minister ...

16 Feb 2024 at 06:44

Local News

Donegal farmers urged to apply for Native Tree Area Scheme

Donegal farmers are being encouraged to apply for the Native Tree Area Scheme (NTAS) by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue. “This scheme has a potential premium of up to €22,840 for 10 years,” the Donegal ...

25 Feb 2024 at 22:24

Letterkenny/Milford

Homeland Letterkenny to host a TAMS III Information Day

Homeland Letterkenny are holding a TAMS III Information Day (Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme) on Thursday, August 22 from 12pm to 8pm. The Homeland team are looking forward to informing farmers of eligible items available under ...

21 Aug 2024 at 07:28

National News

National: Tractor hits ESB pole knocking out power to almost 2,000 homes

Almost 2,000 customers lost power when a tractor struck an ESB pole in Laois. An ESB spokesman said the incident acted as a timely reminder to farmers to be careful of the electrical network ahead of the busy summer season. The incident ...

12 Apr 2024 at 08:43

National News

Farmers Alliance to become an Irish political party

The Farmers Alliance is to have its application to become a political party in Ireland approved. It means the party will be able to stand candidates in Ireland’s Dail, local and European Parliament elections. The group will only become ...

12 Jan 2024 at 15:02

National News

Tillage farmers worry about future after heavy rain and a ‘pear-shaped’ 2023

Irish tillage farmers have raised concerned about the wider impacts of around 10 months of continuous wet weather on their sector. Regular rainfall since last July has meant that conditions on fields are difficult, if not impossible, ...

21 Apr 2024 at 11:00

National News

Good spirits at the Ploughing despite fears of ‘losing a generation of farmers’

There were high spirits among visitors to the Ploughing Championships on the first day of the farming exhibition held in the expansive farmlands of Co Laois. This year’s showcase of rural life was a more gleeful affair than last ...

17 Sept 2024 at 16:55

National News

Farming groups hold protest over Cap proposals in Dublin

The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) and the group representing co-ops have held a protest in Dublin, warning against a plan to to remove the Cap budget in favour of a once-off funding approach to the EU budget. Farmers and ...

20 May 2025 at 10:46

National News

Relationship between politicians and farmers needs to be reset – Harris

There needs to be a reset in the relationship between Irish politicians and farmers, Taoiseach Simon Harris has said. Speaking during a visit to the National Council of the Irish Farmers’ Association in Dublin, Mr Harris ...

12 Nov 2024 at 16:58

National News

Eamon Ryan rules out compulsory purchase of peatlands to meet rewetting targets

Minister for the Environment Eamon Ryan has said the government will not be using compulsory purchase orders to buy peatlands from farmers in order to “rewet” them. It comes after Irish Farmers’ Association president ...

21 Jun 2023 at 09:24

National News

Monaghan farmer plays matchmaker with ‘lonely hearts’ snails

A Co Monaghan snail farmer is attempting to help thousands of the little creatures on his farm find true love. Kieran Corley, who harvests snail slime for skincare products at his farm in Scotstown, has a system ...

26 Jul 2024 at 11:21

National News

Varadkar warns of battle to maintain nitrate limit exemption for farmers

Ireland faces a battle to maintain a nitrates derogation for farmers and avoid the “devastating” imposition of standard EU limits, the Taoiseach has warned. Ireland is one of three EU member states that has a ...

28 Sept 2023 at 13:25

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