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Galway says no to eight wind turbines

Local residents and community groups lodged significant numbers of objections to the project, rising concerns around noise, visual impact and road safety among others.

NEWS 3 December 2025

Galway says no to eight wind turbines

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IHT changes won’t be easily forgotten

IHT changes won’t be easily forgotten

NEWS 3 December 2025

Final push on inheritance tax before budget

Final push on inheritance tax before budget

NORTHERN IRELAND 19 November 2025

Muir meeting NI parties for NAP support

Muir meeting NI parties for NAP support

Muir meeting NI parties for NAP support

NORTHERN IRELAND 1 October 2025

Major and D&E McHugh set for hedge cutter demo day

Major and D&E McHugh set for hedge cutter demo day

Major and D&E McHugh set for hedge cutter demo day

NEWS 17 September 2025

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Teagasc announces new entry requirements for Level 5 courses

Teagasc announces new entry requirements for Level 5 courses

Applicants for Level 5 full-time courses will now be required to meet one of the new criteria.

NEWS 28 May 2025

Controversial Kentstown Power Station decision appealed

Controversial Kentstown Power Station decision appealed

The development will include three 60MW open-cycle gas turbine (OCGT) generators, each with a 30-metre-high exhaust stack.

RENEWABLES 28 May 2025

Permission denied for 442ac east Cork solar farm

Permission denied for 442ac east Cork solar farm

Developer Ballysallagh Solar Farm Limited had applied for a 10-year planning permission for a solar farm with a total area of 442ac in east Cork.

NEWS 28 May 2025

Stena Line withdraws major live calf export route to Europe

Stena Line withdraws major live calf export route to Europe

The ferry operator made the decision after an extensive review with the intention of strengthening the company’s investment in the Irish Sea.

NEWS 28 May 2025

Off-farm incomes won’t turn around - O’Mara

Off-farm incomes won’t turn around - O’Mara

Teagasc director Prof Frank O’Mara spoke to the Irish Farmers Journal at the launch of the National Farm Survey which found that 60% of farm households had an off-farm income.

NEWS 28 May 2025

Merchants cut price lists to shift fertiliser

Merchants cut price lists to shift fertiliser

Quotes for CAN start from £330/t this week, although there is a significant range in prices with some suppliers remaining as high as £350/t.

NORTHERN IRELAND 28 May 2025

New job for IFA's Hanrahan

New job for IFA's Hanrahan

Copa-Cogeca, headquartered in Brussels, is major European agricultural organisation that has become a tool for national farm groups to lobby issues at an EU level.

DEALER 28 May 2025

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ESB Networks publishes farm safety booklet to support safer working environments

ESB Networks has released its updated farm safety booklet, a practical guide designed to help farmers, contractors and rural communities stay safe while working around electricity.

ESB Networks publishes farm safety booklet to support safer working environments

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