Farm Buildings

Farm buildings: our top five features in 2025

Martin Merrick looks back at some of our most popular features in the farm buildings pages of 2025.

BUILDINGS 26 December 2025

Farm buildings: our top five features in 2025

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Explainer: what do the exemptions for farm buildings and slurry storage mean?

Explainer: what do the exemptions for farm buildings and slurry storage mean?

BUILDINGS 23 December 2025

Specifications on re-roofing grant announced

Specifications on re-roofing grant announced

BUILDINGS 23 December 2025

Planning exemptions for sheds and slurry stores

Planning exemptions for sheds and slurry stores

Planning exemptions for sheds and slurry stores

NEWS 17 December 2025

TAMS Tranche 8 approvals reach 77%

TAMS Tranche 8 approvals reach 77%

TAMS Tranche 8 approvals reach 77%

BUILDINGS 17 December 2025

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Sympathetic restoration keeps Meath courtyard intact

Sympathetic restoration keeps Meath courtyard intact

Martin Merrick details some of the work completed by John Plunkett on traditional outbuildings in the courtyard of his beef farm.

BUILDINGS 8 October 2025

JFC whole milk automatic feeding working well for Meath farmer

JFC whole milk automatic feeding working well for Meath farmer

Martin Merrick takes a look at JFCs S4 Pro+ unit, capable of feeding both milk powder and whole milk.

BUILDINGS 8 October 2025

Flags fly high on new four-bay suckler shed

Flags fly high on new four-bay suckler shed

Martin Merrick visited the Grogan’s of Killimer to see their new four-bay suckler shed which is nearing completion.

BUILDINGS 8 October 2025

Updates added to DAFM specs for mobile sheep handling and pig housing

Updates added to DAFM specs for mobile sheep handling and pig housing

Martin Merrick outlines some changes to the Department specifications that may affect those looking at purchasing under TAMS.

BUILDINGS 8 October 2025

How much better off are farmers with the new TAMS reference costs?

How much better off are farmers with the new TAMS reference costs?

Martin Merrick does the sums on what exactly a farmer can expect back from a grant spec development, and how much better off they are now with new reference costs.

BUILDINGS 8 October 2025

Top-class finish to Kilkenny cubicle shed

Top-class finish to Kilkenny cubicle shed

Tom Phelan and his family have recently seen their 84-cubicle space shed completed to an exceptionally high standard.

BUILDINGS 8 October 2025

Simple fixes for farm safety this winter housing period with TAMS

Simple fixes for farm safety this winter housing period with TAMS

With a 60% grant aid available for items under the TAMS Farm Safety Scheme, Martin Merrick looks at some of the key items farmers can invest in within their yard to improve farm safety.

BUILDINGS 8 October 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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