Crime

Listen: Gardaí urge farmers to ‘think like a thief’ to protect equipment

Sergeant Fergus McGrory has urged farmers to take steps to protect their machinery and equipment as the longer winter nights increase opportunities for theft.

NEWS 27 October 2026

Listen: Gardaí urge farmers to ‘think like a thief’ to protect equipment

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Three indicted over €3.5m farm payments fraud

Three indicted over €3.5m farm payments fraud

NEWS 27 October 2026

‘It wasn’t just a hit and miss job’ - Offaly farmer’s silage bales slashed open

‘It wasn’t just a hit and miss job’ - Offaly farmer’s silage bales slashed open

NEWS 16 October 2026

UFU oppose bill to ban hunting with dogs

UFU oppose bill to ban hunting with dogs

UFU oppose bill to ban hunting with dogs

NORTHERN IRELAND 14 October 2026

Intimidation from illegal hunters biggest rural crime

Intimidation from illegal hunters biggest rural crime

Intimidation from illegal hunters biggest rural crime

NEWS 16 September 2026

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Editorial: hare coursing and rural drugs

Editorial: hare coursing and rural drugs

There is a need for a more visible Garda presence in rural Ireland.

VIEWPOINTS 16 September 2026

Killarney National Park fire 'not a natural disaster', Minister says

Killarney National Park fire 'not a natural disaster', Minister says

The use of disposable barbecues or the lighting of fires in a national park or wildlife area is utterly unacceptable, the Minister said.

NEWS 15 July 2026

Senior garda voices frustration with fines as low as €250 for illegal hunting

Senior garda voices frustration with fines as low as €250 for illegal hunting

Superintendent Michael Corbett has said that a number of farmers have been attacked by trespassers and illegal hunters.

NEWS 25 June 2026

Investigation into illegal fire on 66ha of land in Wicklow – Minister

Investigation into illegal fire on 66ha of land in Wicklow – Minister

Despite the emergency services' best efforts where they were on the scene for 24 hours, some 66 hectares of land were burned.

NEWS 4 June 2026

Agri crime at record low, despite rising cost

Agri crime at record low, despite rising cost

The cost of rural crime in Northern Ireland appears to be at odds with the number of incidents reported to police.

NORTHERN IRELAND 3 June 2026

42 vehicles seized for green diesel misuse in 2026

42 vehicles seized for green diesel misuse in 2026

In 2025, 126 vehicles were seized for the misuse of green diesel on Irish roads.

NEWS 25 May 2026

Spate of quad thefts in Roscommon

Spate of quad thefts in Roscommon

Three different reports of quad theft have been reported to gardaí in Roscommon since February.

NEWS 7 May 2026

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Too much, too little – can science help farms with Ireland’s changing weather?

As Ireland celebrates Science Week from 8 to 15 November, coordinated by Research Ireland, the theme 'Water: from molecule to ocean' looks at how climate change alters the water systems we rely upon.

Too much, too little – can science help farms with Ireland’s changing weather?

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