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5,000 payments worth €1m in financial aid made following storm Éowyn
Anne O'Donoghue
Almost half of payments under the Humanitarian Assistance Scheme were made to householders in Galway and Mayo.
13 February 2025 News
FBD gives first indication of costs from storm Éowyn
Trading statement issued by insurer also forecast a small drop in annual profit.
13 February 2025 News
Healy-Rae and IFA discuss €4m storm damage to horticulture sector
The meeting had been brought forward to discuss the impact of storm Éowyn, which left many operators in the commercial horticulture sector facing huge structural repair bills and stock loss.
Rain warning issued for two Munster counties
The rain warnings will bring “spells of heavy rain” on the south coast that will last into Friday morning, according to the national forecaster.
13 February 2025 News
Storm damage puts pressure on farmers during calving
It comes from a Farm Relief Services (FRS) Co-op operators report which showed that over 90% of spring-calving herds in Ireland have begun calving.
12 February 2025 News
Dairy management: Grazing and correctly allocating grass
Grazing conditions are ideal on many farms but heavy land is still wet, writes Aidan Brennan.
12 February 2025 Management
Share your views on fallout from storm Éowyn
As thousands remain without electricity in the midlands and west, we want to hear how farm families and rural dwellers are affected by the ongoing fallout from storm Éowyn.
7 February 2025 News
Weekend weather: dry but cool few days in store
Met Éireann forecasts clear weather over the weekend, but with no significant uplift in temperatures.
7 February 2025 News
Tillage Podcast: flour from beans, soil carbon and crop establishment
On this week’s episode, we have three guests discussing a number of very different topics from flour to cultivations.
6 February 2025 News
Home Farm: spurt in beef and cattle prices
Everyone says beef and cattle are on a new level but unanimity on the future price of cattle usually turns out to be wrong so we will take purchasing expensive stores carefully.
5 February 2025 Viewpoints
National Ploughing Association made operating loss for 2023
Association reported after-tax profit once movement in value of investments is factored in.
5 February 2025 News
Éowyn fallout leaves the west feeling unseen
Two weeks after Storm Éowyn made landfall, people are still without electricity, but across the west and north, they have felt without power since the cabinet was announced.
5 February 2025 Dealer