Hedge cutting

Coolmore-linked company pleads guilty to multiple hedgerow offences

Caitríona Morrissey reports from the circuit court in Clonmel, where a Department of Agriculture inspector gave evidence of breaches of environmental regulations.

NEWS 17 December 2025

Coolmore-linked company pleads guilty to multiple hedgerow offences

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Tillage Management: oilseed rape, hedges and soil samples

Tillage Management: oilseed rape, hedges and soil samples

HUSBANDRY 5 November 2025

Time to move away from ‘overly manicured’ hedges – Hedgerows Ireland

Time to move away from ‘overly manicured’ hedges – Hedgerows Ireland

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 26 October 2025

The art of hedge-cutting: short back and sides is not in fashion anymore

The art of hedge-cutting: short back and sides is not in fashion anymore

The art of hedge-cutting: short back and sides is not in fashion anymore

NEWS 1 October 2025

Farmers urged to let the hedges grow more

Farmers urged to let the hedges grow more

Farmers urged to let the hedges grow more

NEWS 27 August 2025

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Bomford set to host countrywide demo tour

Bomford set to host countrywide demo tour

IAM has announced the return of the annual Bomford Turner demo tour.

NEWS 22 January 2025

Three decades of McConnel hedge cutters in Westmeath

Three decades of McConnel hedge cutters in Westmeath

Gary Abbott met with Westmeath contractor, Joe Fay now on his 15th McConnel hedge cutter, to find out more about the business and why McConnel has been his go-to brand of choice for three decades now.

FARM MACHINERY 22 January 2025

Hedge-cutting season just around the corner

Hedge-cutting season just around the corner

While grass verges and hedges that pose as a road safety hazzard can be cut all year round, the official hedge-cutting season opens on 1 September and runs through until 28 February.

NEWS 22 January 2025

Cork councillors call for 1 August hedgecutting date for road safety

Cork councillors call for 1 August hedgecutting date for road safety

Caitríona Morrissey reports from Cork County Hall, where councillors debated the road safety risks from overgrown hedges.

NEWS 22 January 2025

Hauliers losing '€1,000 a week replacing mirrors' - road haulage association

Hauliers losing '€1,000 a week replacing mirrors' - road haulage association

Hauliers see red, as overgrown hedgerows break mirrors and cause serious road safety hazard.

NEWS 22 January 2025

Grant for roadside hedge and tree cutting ruled out by Minister for Transport

Grant for roadside hedge and tree cutting ruled out by Minister for Transport

Michael Cahill TD asked the minister if he would bring in a grant in light of recent storm damage and referenced sums of €60/km for roadside hedge-cutting and €100/km to cut roadside trees.

NEWS 22 January 2025

Tillage management: beans, weather and fertiliser

Tillage management: beans, weather and fertiliser

Some farmers are planting and when rain is on the way you could attend the National Tillage Conference.

HUSBANDRY 22 January 2025

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