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Farmer Writes: slow down lads, the roads are too dangerous
Gerald Potterton
Would I swap the old days for now? Not a chance. If I was 20 again, I’d be the very same.
21 May 2025 Viewpoints
Colm McCarthy: New York's congestion charges
President Trump has been no friend of the New York subway, alleging that it is dangerous and crime-ridden.
7 May 2025 Viewpoints
Colm McCarthy: Lower tax rate on green diesel is not a subsidy
There are tolls on parts of the inter-urban road network and at a few locations in Dublin but government has been scared to introduce direct road user charging
Achill farmers seek urgent action on wildfires
Thousands of acres of grazing land, habitats, and rare flora and fauna were destroyed in most severe blaze in 2023.
7 May 2025 News
JCB hydrogen diggers given green light for UK road use
JCB has hailed a decision made by the UK government to change the law in order to give hydrogen diggers the green light to be driven on UK roads.
1 May 2025 News
Seaside second block gets major infrastructure upgrade
Chris Tuffy spent much of 2024 upgrading facilities on his second rented milking platform along the Sligo coast.
23 April 2025 Infrastructure
Seeing double with two underpasses in Cork
The O’Sullivans recently completed work on not one but two underpasses on their West Cork dairy farm. Martin Merrick reports.
23 April 2025 Infrastructure
Over 100,000 cattle and sheep lost or dead in Australian floods
That’s according to early estimates from Queensland Department of Primary Industries (DPI), which also said that it expects this figure to rise in the coming days.
4 April 2025 News
Family farm would be ‘negatively impacted’ by Slane bypass proposal
Paul Murphy reports from an An Bord Pleanála hearing on the Slane bypass in Co Meath.
4 April 2025 News
Annual maintenance required on farm roadways
Martin Merrick looks at some areas that farmers may need to draw attention to when it comes to roadway maintenance.
19 March 2025 Buildings
Storm damage leaves Cong residents offline in road survey
Plans to build a relief road around Cong village anger residents who are unable to respond to a council survey on the project, as they remain without internet and phone connections after storm Éowyn
19 February 2025 News
‘No transition period’ as rural speed limits set to change
On Friday 7 February, the speed limit on many rural local roads will change from 80km/h to 60km/h.
31 January 2025 News