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Court fine of €100,000 for company linked to Coolmore for hedgerow removal

Shem Drowne Ltd has two months to pay the fine which was handed down by judge Deirdre Browne in Clonmel circuit court.

NEWS 18 March 2026

Court fine of €100,000 for company linked to Coolmore for hedgerow removal

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Coolmore 'deeply sorry' for removal of over 1km of hedgerow

Coolmore 'deeply sorry' for removal of over 1km of hedgerow

NEWS 14 March 2026

Coolmore-linked company fined €100,000 for hedgerow offences

Coolmore-linked company fined €100,000 for hedgerow offences

NEWS 13 March 2026

Agri output prices down 6.6% this January – CSO

Agri output prices down 6.6% this January – CSO

Agri output prices down 6.6% this January – CSO

NEWS 12 March 2026

Increased BVD payment of €320/suckler calf 'falls well short' – ICSA

Increased BVD payment of €320/suckler calf 'falls well short' – ICSA

Increased BVD payment of €320/suckler calf 'falls well short' – ICSA

NEWS 12 March 2026

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IFA calls out factories as Irish beef price falls behind EU

IFA calls out factories as Irish beef price falls behind EU

EU prices have now surged passed Irish price for the first time since 2024, according to IFA.

NEWS 11 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 11 March 2026

Bluetongue vaccination begins to ramp up

Bluetongue vaccination begins to ramp up

Farmers have reported paying between €4 and €4.30 per animal per 1ml dose.

NEWS 11 March 2026

Advisers agitated as Department admits major TAMS error

Advisers agitated as Department admits major TAMS error

The Department of Agriculture informed advisers at the Agricultural Consultants Association (ACA) AGM that 1,340 TAMS III applications had been reset to 'draft’ that day.

NEWS 11 March 2026

Minister denies ICSA's call for Bord Bia seat

Minister denies ICSA's call for Bord Bia seat

'If other ministers promised you something that never happened, that's not me that's not how I roll,' Minister Heydon said.

NEWS 11 March 2026

Urea rockets to €800/t as war continues

Urea rockets to €800/t as war continues

Private merchants and some co-ops have pulled all sales of urea products since last Wednesday, as supply tightens.

NEWS 11 March 2026

My Farming Week: David Jordan, Carriglea, Halfway House, Co Waterford

My Farming Week: David Jordan, Carriglea, Halfway House, Co Waterford

Dylan Jordan is now managing Bernie and Frank Walsh's farm near Passage East in Co Waterford since the death of their son Tomás last July.

NEWS 11 March 2026

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Cutting clean in tough conditions: Conal Moore on running Krone EasyCut Mowers

Conal Moore an agri contractor and tillage framer from Ballygar Co Galway. “We do a lot of reseeding, slurry spreading and tillage work but baling would be our main enterprise”.

Cutting clean in tough conditions: Conal Moore on running Krone EasyCut Mowers

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