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Wicklow land prices stable at close to €15,000/ac
Paul Mooney
Investors, part-time farmers and suckler/beef farmers are the main buyers in a county where smaller holdings fetch the highest prices.
20 March 2024 News
Shippers warn of calf exports collapse
Seamus Scallan of the Wicklow Calf Company forecast that calf sales to other EU states could potentially fall by 50,000 head this year.
20 March 2024 For Sale
Energy element sparks interest in Wicklow grassland farm
A 30ac non-residential farm neighbouring Ireland’s first solar farm is on the market in north Co Wicklow and expecting plenty of interest, writes Tommy Moyles.
Watch: farms covered in a blanket of snow
A yellow weather warning for snow and ice is in place for nine counties.
1 March 2024 News
Slurry facilities another string to the bow of Wicklow farm
A 30ac holding on the Carlow/Wicklow border offers a tempting opportunity for any farmer looking to add to their farm and slurry storage, writes Tommy Moyles.
31 January 2024 For Sale
Farmer bidders active for Aughrim land
Quinn Property concluded their auctions for 2023 with the successful sale of a 33ac farm near Aughrim, Co Wicklow, writes Tommy Moyles.
10 January 2024 Sales results
Dairy farmers set the pace for land leases
Auctioneers report intense demand for ground from dairy farmers, with increased levels of pre-Christmas activity this year.
27 December 2023 News
Italian mulchers key to specialist Wicklow plant hire business
Specialising in forestry management, M&S Ryan Plant Hire Ltd made the move to FAE hydraulic and PTO driven mulchers in 2017 and haven’t looked back since. Peter Thomas Keaveney reports.
1 November 2023 Farm machinery
Storm Ciarán: Kerry to be hit first with wind and rain
Localised flooding, difficult travel conditions and wave over-topping are some of the possible impacts of storm Ciarán over the next few days, according to Met Éireann.
31 October 2023 News
Farmers 'taken to the cleaners' with fertiliser prices
Francie Gorman and Martin Stapleton debated a wide range of issues in the Wexford /Wicklow hustings in Enniscorthy.
25 October 2023 News
TB control measures not denting disease in many hotspots
West Wicklow has the highest herd incidence rate in the country, followed by east Wicklow, but the disease continues to gain ground in other counties.
23 October 2023 News
Orange rainfall warning for Dublin and Wicklow
Met Éireann has warned of flooding, dangerous driving conditions and poor visibility.
20 October 2023 News