Peter Thomas Keaveney

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Green diesel prices rise again as September excise duty return looms

Continued tensions in the Middle East are putting pressures on the price of fuel, with green diesel prices ranging from €1.39/l to €1.46/l including VAT.

NEWS 19 August 2026

Green diesel prices rise again as September excise duty return looms

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The counties with the most new combine harvesters in 2026

The counties with the most new combine harvesters in 2026

NEWS 19 August 2026

Kildare contractor puts Alstrong grass reseeding machine through its paces

Kildare contractor puts Alstrong grass reseeding machine through its paces

FARM MACHINERY 19 August 2026

The counties buying the most new tractors in July

The counties buying the most new tractors in July

The counties buying the most new tractors in July

NEWS 12 August 2026

Case Construction appoints Samco Plant Sales as Munster dealer

Case Construction appoints Samco Plant Sales as Munster dealer

Case Construction appoints Samco Plant Sales as Munster dealer

NEWS 12 August 2026

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Bumper machinery display at Tullamore show

Bumper machinery display at Tullamore show

Big crowds travelled to the midlands to check out the largest ever machinery display at Tullamore Show. Peter Thomas Keaveney looks at some of the machinery highlights from the day.

FARM MACHINERY 29 July 2026

Over 200 lots up for grabs at GVM Tullamore machinery auction

Over 200 lots up for grabs at GVM Tullamore machinery auction

GVM Tullamore is set to host an in-person and online machinery auction on Friday 14 August 2026 from 11am at Tullamore Mart (R35 A662).

NEWS 29 July 2026

Tullamore Show machinery display up 45% in two years

Tullamore Show machinery display up 45% in two years

Show organisers said the machinery exhibition scheduled for Sunday will be the largest farm machinery listing in the show’s history.

NEWS 29 July 2026

Catch crops: when to sow, what to plant and how to get them established

Catch crops: when to sow, what to plant and how to get them established

After the dry spell, the harvest is under control in many parts of the country. With farmers turning their attention to sowing catch crops, Peter Thomas Keaveney looks at the establishment methods.

FARM MACHINERY 29 July 2026

58-year-old Claas combine harvests again after restoration

58-year-old Claas combine harvests again after restoration

Fifty-eight years after being famously handed over by Claas founder August Claas to a Scottish famer, the 200,000th Claas combine ever built has returned to work.

NEWS 29 July 2026

Green diesel prices up 38c/l in a month

Green diesel prices up 38c/l in a month

The reignition of troubles between Iran and the US has caused green diesel prices to rise from lows of €1.02/l including VAT a few weeks ago to €1.39/l including VAT as we went to print this week.

NEWS 29 July 2026

Retrofit pre-chop gives old Hesston a fresh edge

Retrofit pre-chop gives old Hesston a fresh edge

Peter Thomas Keaveney caught up with Wexford brothers Eoin and Richard Rochford to find out how they retrofitted a chopper off a New Holland TX 36 combine to a Hesston 4910 large square baler.

FARM MACHINERY 29 July 2026

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Limerick farmer wins Kinisla Milk Quality Award

The winner of the 2026 Kinisla Milk Quality and Sustainability Awards was announced at a ceremony in Limerick, on Tuesday.

Limerick farmer wins Kinisla Milk Quality Award

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