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Fraudsters targeting farmers with ‘purchase scams’ for farm machinery
James Hanly
That’s the message coming from the financial fraud awareness team in the Bank of Ireland tent at the National Ploughing Championships.
31 July 2024 Features
Making schools a smartphone free zone
A whole school ban on smartphones has been introduced in a Co Wexford primary school in response to mounting evidence of the harmful effects of social media on young children, writes Jacqueline Hogge.
26 June 2024 l2
IFJ Junior: capturing the countryside
Young photographer Harry Ryan is a regular sight out and about capturing rural scenes and farmers working on the land.
Gorman resignation hoax email
The IFA president was the victim of a hoax email he had resigned over the adoption of the Nature Restoration Law, which might have alerted anyone who knows him that it was bogus
19 June 2024 Dealer
Watch: British police ram cow in ‘distressing’ video
A British police investigation is under way after members of its Surrey force rammed an animal that was running loose in a town.
15 June 2024 News
John Deere's updated 6M breaks cover
Images have emerged online of a revamped 105hp to 275hp, 17 model 6M tractor series from John Deere. Gary Abbott reports on what is known so far, ahead of its public launch later this month.
12 June 2024 News
Aberdeen Angus YDP finals come to Ireland
This year's finals will take place in Mid-Tipp Mart, Thurles, on Saturday 28 September and the competition is open to all young breeders.
1 May 2024 Pedigree
Minister for Agriculture hits out at social media ‘heroes’
It used to be the case that politics was delivery, but the advent of social media has devalued hard graft, Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue told Caitríona Morrissey.
27 April 2024 News
Ask Miriam: ‘my social media addiction is hurting my marriage’
A reader reaches out to Miriam about their addiction to social media.
27 March 2024 Ask Miriam