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Fine house and big yard on 27ac in Carlow
Paul Mooney
The five-bedroomed house was built in the late 1700s and has many period feature still in place.
11 May 2022 News
Laois farmer fined €6,000 and convicted for wildlife crime
A National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) officer told the court that by removing the vegetation and mature trees, the farmer had increased the size of his areas farmed to claim additional subsidy
4 May 2022 Letters
Letter: Common Agricultural Policy needs serious adjustments
"Is this some kind of April Fool's Day lingo?" - T. A . Coakley.
All roads lead to Roscrea on Monday with MartBids
The Irish Limousin Cattle Society is holding its May premier show and sale of bulls and heifers in Roscrea Mart on Monday 2 May.
29 April 2022 Pedigree
2006 Massey Ferguson 5455 scoops €21,000 at online Carlow auction
A total of 1,700 people tuned in to watch a recent online machinery auction where a tidy example of a 2006 Massey Ferguson 5455 with 6,500 hours scooped €21,000 plus commission.
27 April 2022 News
90-year-old Laois sheep farmer has stolen ewes returned
The Laois farmer’s sheep were found 32km away in Carlow, having been dropped into a field of another farmer.
25 April 2022 News
Carlow ewe has sextuplet ewe lambs
A Belclare ewe in Co Carlow delivered six healthy ewe lambs last week.
21 April 2022 News
Krone ticks the boxes for Carlow contractor
With over 30 years’ experience running foragers, Alfie Byrne has just upgraded to his third Krone harvester. He tells Peter Thomas Keaveney how his experience with Big X foragers has gone to date.
20 April 2022 Contracting
Stolen in-lamb ewes recovered in Carlow
A bunch of heavily in-lamb Jacob hogget ewes have been discovered left into a field in Carlow. Meanwhile, an unknown woman in Clare is missing similar sheep.
20 April 2022 News
New Holland appoints Donohoe Agri Machinery
New Holland has officially appointed Donohoe Agri Machinery as dealers for the county of Wexford and Carlow.
13 April 2022 News
Men’s Sheds: Walkin’ and talkin’
Men’s Sheds in Co Carlow are participating in new Walkshops and a Dublin shed are to appear on TV.
30 March 2022 Features
Department does U-turn on fairy forts as area for nature
Raths or fairy forts were out and now they’re in when it comes to eligibility as an area for nature under the new CAP.
30 March 2022 News