Galway

Galway farmer denies kicking neighbour in testicles in row over machinery noise

Prosecuting sergeant Christy Browne said the injured party, Gerry Mulkerrins, was in bed that night after 11pm when he was disturbed by noise from his neighbours’ farm. Dara Bradley reports.

NEWS 30 April 2026

Galway farmer denies kicking neighbour in testicles in row over machinery noise

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Closing date for BISS approaches

Closing date for BISS approaches

NEWS 28 April 2026

Landowner fined €3,900 for not replanting trees in Galway SAC

Landowner fined €3,900 for not replanting trees in Galway SAC

NEWS 27 April 2026

Go west: this Galway duo is ripe for renovation

Go west: this Galway duo is ripe for renovation

Go west: this Galway duo is ripe for renovation

PROPERTY 15 April 2026

Watch: blockades at Foynes and Galway ports end as cabinet to meet

Watch: blockades at Foynes and Galway ports end as cabinet to meet

Watch: blockades at Foynes and Galway ports end as cabinet to meet

NEWS 12 April 2026

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Fuel price protest enters its second day

Fuel price protest enters its second day

Slow-moving convoys are continuing the protest over fuel price surges with traffic disruption seen across the country on Wednesday morning.

NEWS 4 March 2026

Young Stock Podcast: hitting the Tuam beat with Darren Hession

Young Stock Podcast: hitting the Tuam beat with Darren Hession

On this week’s podcast, Martin Merrick interviews Galway auctioneer Darren Hession, whose career has seen him selling everything from hoggets to sport horses and houses.

PODCAST 4 March 2026

Growth picks up in winter crops

Growth picks up in winter crops

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Kildare, Carlow and Galway as where farmers are hoping for better weather in the coming week.

CROPS 4 March 2026

National novice auctioneer competition won by Galway man

National novice auctioneer competition won by Galway man

Joe Gibbons, from Ballinasloe, has won the 2026 National Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers Novice Rostrum Auctioneer competition.

NEWS 4 March 2026

Irish farming sector requires a gender reset, seminar hears

Irish farming sector requires a gender reset, seminar hears

The farm sector needs to learn from past experience to appreciate the true value of women’s participation in agriculture.

NEWS 4 March 2026

Compact north Galway property with ‘good depth of soil’

Compact north Galway property with ‘good depth of soil’

A compact holding a short distance north of Headford, Co Galway has recently come on the market and is receiving strong interest so far.

FOR SALE 4 March 2026

Compact JCB loader a gamechanger for busy Galway dairy farm

Compact JCB loader a gamechanger for busy Galway dairy farm

Peter Thomas Keaveney travelled to Co Galway to catch up with dairy farmer Thomas Murphy to see why he purchased a new JCB 403 compact wheel loader in 2024 and how it has performed to date.

FARM MACHINERY 4 March 2026

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New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

Irish dairy farmers will have the opportunity to see the latest technologies from New Zealand at an on-farm open day at Camcloon Dairy, Ballyfin, Co Laois, on Tuesday 19 May 2026 from 10am.

New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

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