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Fuel price protests see traffic disruption on major road networks

Protests over the rise in fuel prices are taking place at various locations this Tuesday morning.

NEWS 7 April 2026

Fuel price protests see traffic disruption on major road networks

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Next CAP has to reward the people doing the work – Gorman

Next CAP has to reward the people doing the work – Gorman

NEWS 1 April 2026

Cooper comes to Ireland

Cooper comes to Ireland

DEALER 1 April 2026

Ploughs busy as land slowly dries

Ploughs busy as land slowly dries

Ploughs busy as land slowly dries

CROPS 1 April 2026

Over 16,000 cattle and sheep tested for bluetongue

Over 16,000 cattle and sheep tested for bluetongue

Over 16,000 cattle and sheep tested for bluetongue

NEWS 31 March 2026

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Converted hearse on the streets of Stradbally

Converted hearse on the streets of Stradbally

Undertaker John Lynch has converted a hearse into a flatbed pickup truck.

DEALER 2 March 2026

John Kealy appointed CEO of Centenary Thurles

John Kealy appointed CEO of Centenary Thurles

Hailing from a mixed farming background, Kealy has spent the last 16 years with Tirlán.

NEWS 2 March 2026

2015 John Deere harvester makes €95,000 at contractor dispersal sale

2015 John Deere harvester makes €95,000 at contractor dispersal sale

Over 17,000 machinery enthusiasts and 350 active bidders took part in a Laois contractors’ online retirement dispersal auction, where 84 lots were offered with the sale achieving a 90% clearance rate.

NEWS 2 March 2026

Fertiliser going out on drier land

Fertiliser going out on drier land

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Wexford, Laois and Donegal as some farmers cautiously make it back out into the fields to spread fertiliser.

CROPS 2 March 2026

Laois farmhouse ready for revival to ‘former glory’ priced at €2.5m

Laois farmhouse ready for revival to ‘former glory’ priced at €2.5m

A substantial residential farm with a guide price of close to €20,000/ac has come to the market in Co Laois. The sale includes a former prize winning house.

FOR SALE 2 March 2026

Majority of Laois malting growers remain without tonnage

Majority of Laois malting growers remain without tonnage

The majority of growers who supply Stradbally Town and Country with malting barley for Boortmalt remain without a tonnage to grow in 2026.

NEWS 2 March 2026

17 charges of illegal hedge-cutting or burning in 2025

17 charges of illegal hedge-cutting or burning in 2025

Five cases have concluded successfully, with a further 12 currently before the courts and awaiting outcomes.

NEWS 2 March 2026

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National Cultivate Week: celebrating farmers and credit unions that back them

On most farms right now, calving is winding down, cattle are out and the decisions that shape the rest of the year are coming thick and fast.

National Cultivate Week: celebrating farmers and credit unions that back them

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