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Over €30,000 raised to buy ATV for young farmer

Michael Barry from Drumshanbo, Co Leitrim, has never walked unaided - but likes to travel around his farm to see his cows.

FEATURES 25 June 2025

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Watch: four-week-old Shorthorn heifer calf hits €1,050 in Carrigallen

Watch: four-week-old Shorthorn heifer calf hits €1,050 in Carrigallen

MARKETS 16 June 2025

Department to prioritise felling licence appeals involving windblown plantations

Department to prioritise felling licence appeals involving windblown plantations

NEWS 8 June 2025

Camera at the Mart: calves a brisk trade in Carrigallen

Camera at the Mart: calves a brisk trade in Carrigallen

Camera at the Mart: calves a brisk trade in Carrigallen

MARKETS 4 June 2025

Farmer Writes: cows can kick in any direction

Farmer Writes: cows can kick in any direction

Farmer Writes: cows can kick in any direction

FARMER WRITES 4 June 2025

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Windblown forestry facing felling appeals

Windblown forestry facing felling appeals

A recent meeting of the Forest Windblow Taskforce heard that at least 10 windblow felling licences have been appealed.

NEWS 15 April 2025

Farmers concerned over Sligo/Leitrim railway greenway – IFA

Farmers concerned over Sligo/Leitrim railway greenway – IFA

The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) were involved in a meeting with officials from Leitrim and Sligo County Councils as well as ARUP project consultants in Sligo last week.

NEWS 15 April 2025

Young farmer to invest in ATV

Young farmer to invest in ATV

Michael Barry was born with a very rare genetic deletion syndrome called Contiguous XP21 deletion, which means he has several conditions to deal with.

DEALER 15 April 2025

Farmer Writes: swallows make a return

Farmer Writes: swallows make a return

In this area, the cuckoo has traditionally returned mid-April and with impeccable timing, they flew in just before the weather turned on the 18 April.

FARMER WRITES 15 April 2025

Wind farm convicted of polluting Leitrim river

Wind farm convicted of polluting Leitrim river

The wind farm was found to have caused silt to flow into a tributary of the River Bonet.

NEWS 15 April 2025

My Farming Week: Muireann Devaney, Mulkaun, Co Leitrim

My Farming Week: Muireann Devaney, Mulkaun, Co Leitrim

Between college, placement, farming at home and her sporting commitments to the Leitrim ladies and Sligo Rovers, there's rarely and idle moment with Muireann Devaney.

NEWS 15 April 2025

Teenager dies after Leitrim tractor collision

Teenager dies after Leitrim tractor collision

A male passenger of the tractor, aged in his late teens, was later pronounced deceased at the scene.

NEWS 15 April 2025

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Netherlands a key market for Irish exports

Phelim O’Neill talks to Laura Crowley, who heads the Bord Bia office in the Netherlands and has lived in the country for 20 years, to find out why and how the Dutch market matters for Irish farmers.

Netherlands a key market for Irish exports

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