Landowners
Amy Forde on 30 Nov 2021
New rights of way law comes into force
Minister for Justice Helene McEntee said the law averts a legal cliff-edge that was due to occur on 1 December.
Rachel Donovan on 29 Nov 2021
NPWS Farm Plan Scheme unappealing to farmers - Nolan
Deputy Carol Nolan pressed Minster Noonan on the National Parks and Wildlife Service Farm Plan Scheme and said she does not see numbers improving.
Barry Murphy on 22 Nov 2021
Support package talks under way following Drumkeeran landslide
Addressing the landowners affected by the Drumkeeran landslide, Minister McConalogue confirmed that he is “working on an exchequer funded support package".
Amy Forde on 21 Nov 2021
New €7.4m scheme to protect machair land in the west
The Machair LIFE+ project is due to begin in February 2022 and will run until January 2028.
Phelim O'Neill on 19 Nov 2021
Victory for India’s farmers on controversial laws
After a year of farmer protests, the Indian government has backed down and dropped new laws that were intended to modernise Indian agriculture.
Peter McCann on 10 Nov 2021
News in brief from the NI farming industry
Weekly round-up of news in-brief from across the NI agri-food industry.
Amy Forde on 02 Nov 2021
COP26: it’s time to ‘re-plumb’ the wetlands
The UK's Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust has an aspiration to create at least 100,000ha of new wetland habitats across the UK.
Bill O'Keeffe on 20 Oct 2021
Farmer Writes: taking stock for winter and issues with carbon
It's time that the Government acknowledged the crucial role that farmers play in climate action, writes Bill O'Keeffe.
Rachel Donovan on 16 Oct 2021
Donegal farmers wanted for corncrake scheme
Corncrake numbers in Ireland have been at their highest in five years.
Pat O'Toole on 29 Sep 2021
Coillte responds on rights of way
Coillte states that it isn't trying to change the use of existing rights of way, but merely complying with a legal requirement to register established rights of way.
Rachel Donovan on 29 Sep 2021
New walking routes created over 400 farms
The Department is expected to work with over 2,400 farmers and landowners to promote 31 new walking trails.
Peter McCann on 22 Sep 2021
Market for soil carbon is at ‘an early stage’
The Woodland Carbon Code is used to certify that the trees are being managed in a way that leads to permanent and measurable carbon capture
Caoimhe Harney on 22 Sep 2021
The Law Society wants ‘wholesale reform’ on Rights of Way issues
The Law Society has welcomed the removal of the November deadline for the registration of Rights of Way, but insists that reform in this area is necessary.
Amy Forde on 21 Sep 2021
Cabinet gives green light to scrap rights of way deadline
The Minister for Justice Heather Humphreys secured Cabinet approval to amend the provisions in the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009 in relation to rights of way.
Amy Forde on 21 Sep 2021
Humphreys to seek cabinet approval to scrap rights of way deadline
It is understood that the minister will seek cabinet approval to draft and quickly enact an amending bill to clarify the law on how some property rights are validated and registered.
Pat O'Toole on 15 Sep 2021
Rights of way issues loom for Coillte
Coillte is seeking to register rights of way through to forestry lands before new laws go live in December.
Caoimhe Harney on 01 Sep 2021
Rights of way: your questions answered
The following questions were answered by barrister Peter Bland and agricultural solicitor Aisling Meehan at last week's Irish Farmers Journal webinar on rights of way.
Amy Forde on 01 Sep 2021
Chosen route for Galway-Athlone cycleway expected by Christmas
Five routes for the cycleway went out to public consultation over the last number of months.
Caoimhe Harney on 26 Aug 2021
Six situations that could pose problems to registering a right of way
Farmers and landowners are being urged not to ignore these issue until 1 December, when getting right of way issues resolved will prove harder.
Pat O'Toole on 25 Aug 2021
Only half of rights of way are registered
With 100 days to go to the introduction of new laws governing unregistered rights of way, half of all rights of way remain unregistered.