Landowners
Pat O'Toole on 24 Jul 2021
Farmers must stretch for the tape as rights of way marathon enters home straight
With only an estimated half of rights of way legally established, the November 2021 deadline before the law changes is coming too quickly for many.
Noel Bardon on 14 Jul 2021
Budget doubled for rural road improvement scheme
Minister Heather Humphreys has said that the Local Improvement Scheme will have its budget doubled to process the backlog in applications received by local authorities.
Phelim O'Neill on 02 Jul 2021
After CAP, what next?
The new CAP sets the precedent for top slicing farmer payments and ringfencing for eco schemes. Where will it stop?
Amy Forde on 05 Jun 2021
Over 30 farmers to take part in pilot corncrake scheme
The project will take place across eight corncrake catchments, which cover nine of the corncrake special protection areas and adjacent supporting farmland.
Barry Cassidy on 26 May 2021
Destination of credit for carbon stored by bogs still unknown
Irish agriculture must be given credit for the carbon stored by rewetted bogs, politicans told Department officials at a recent meeting.
Paul Mooney on 26 May 2021
Executor sale of land and house in Laois
The property totals 31ac, with an old farmhouse and a modern bungalow on 0.8ac.
Amy Forde on 17 May 2021
Farms to benefit from €10.5m rural road and laneway upgrades
The funding, announced under the Local Improvement Scheme, is to improve access to rural homes and farms, as well as outdoor amenities such as lakes, rivers, mountains and beaches.
Niall Hurson on 09 May 2021
Farmers advised to prepare risk assessment when considering controlled burning
Controlled burning is used to describe the planned and deliberate use of fire as a land management tool.
Contributor on 09 May 2021
Agroforestry: What is it? Could it suit your system?
Ray Ó’Foghlú attended the recent National Organic Training Skillnet agroforesty conference, which provided information for those interested in going down this route on their farm.
Amy Forde on 07 May 2021
Leitrim farmers to avail of force majeure for BPS due to landslide
Ten months ago, thousands of tonnes of peat and trees were washed down the Shass Mountain and on to farmland in the county due to a landslide.
Amy Forde on 07 May 2021
Four corncrakes recorded on Rathlin Island for the first time in decades
It is the first time since the late 1970s/early 1980s that four calling male corncrakes have been recorded on Rathlin Island.
Barry Cassidy on 29 Apr 2021
Calls for compensation fund for farmers beside rewetted bogs
Independent TD Carol Nolan said a 'gentleman's agreement' was not sufficient protection for landowners adjacent to rewetted bogs.
Letters to the Editor on 21 Apr 2021
Letter: issues in Irish forestry sector
"I am furious and disgusted that the industry has been effectively destroyed by the current inspectorate" - Richard Romer, Rathcrona, Kilmaley, Co Clare.
Amy Forde on 14 Apr 2021
Galway-Athlone greenway route to wait for landowner consultation
Project liaison officers will visit farmers and landowners to explore route options for the greenway when public health guidelines allow.
Amy Forde on 13 Apr 2021
Wanted: farmers for results-based pilot corncrake scheme
The €5.8m Corncrake Life Project will run over the next five years and is looking for expressions of interest from farmers for 2021.
Amy Forde on 06 Apr 2021
One public body applies to plant native trees under Department scheme
Iarnród Éireann is to plant 12,000 native trees on 4.33ha in Roscommon under the Creation of Woodland on Public Lands Scheme.
Gerald Potterton on 31 Mar 2021
Farmer Writes: beauty in nature is in the eye of the beholder
Even though I’ve told you before about my rewilded hectare, of which I’m quite proud, I’m not a fan of large scale re-wilding projects, of which there are an increasing number.
Peter McCann on 24 Mar 2021
No quick change to UK land tax rules
A UK Treasury Minister has indicated there are no immediate plans to change capital gains or inheritance tax
Amy Forde on 21 Mar 2021
Flood relief scheme proposed to help south Galway farms
A feasibility study has proposed a flood solution scheme in south Galway which would see flooding alleviated in the area which has been hit with severe flooding events.
Amy Forde on 19 Mar 2021
Wanted: farmers to apply to NPWS Farm Plan Scheme
The NPWS Farm Plan Scheme supports landowners to deliver actions that benefit habitats and species in biodiversity areas of European and Irish importance.