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‘It is time to change our attitude and embrace what is good and right’
Katherine O'Leary
As Katherine O’Leary recovers from cancer, she is happy it’s a new year and says she is proud that Ireland honours its commitments to those who seek asylum and refuge.
10 January 2024 Community
New year, new hope
Elaine Houlihan, Macra national president 2023-2025, looks forward to what lies ahead in 2024.
10 January 2024 News
Spate of dog attacks on sheep since Christmas
In recent weeks dogs have killed and injured sheep in Waterford, Galway and Limerick.
A month of new mart managers
The dealer see’s two new mart managers appointed over the Christmas period.
10 January 2024 Markets
Farmer Writes: one third of my paddocks are under water
The likelihood of turning out cows in five weeks' time seems very remote for English farmer Joe Collingborn.
7 January 2024 Farmer Writes
Katherine O'Leary's trip to London
A well-needed break in London was made all the better with Tim's nephew Donagh acting as chaperone.
3 January 2024 Living Life
What to do when a dog IS just for Christmas
Claire Murrihy looks at the highs and lows of bringing a dog into your life, and what to do if it's not working out
3 January 2024 Features
Dairy Trends: GDT gets off to a good start
The first Global Dairy Trade auction of 2024 got off to a positive start, while European traders are still on holidays.
3 January 2024 Markets
Christmas bonanza for UK supermarkets
Shoppers returned to UK supermarkets in the run-up to Christmas in numbers not seen since before COVID-19.
3 January 2024 News
New arrival changes outlook for the farm
North Antrim dairy farmer Robert McConaghy has had other priorities this festive season.
3 January 2024 Northern Ireland
Farmer Writes: a brief history of land reclamation
Irish land reclamation was the war cry for the past 250 years, and I think we should mark its passing with a brief history.
3 January 2024 Farmer Writes
Texel gimmers sell for €2,100 at Carrick Christmas Belles sale
Martin Merrick reports from the annual Carrick Christmas Belles sale, which saw strong averages for both in-lamb hoggets and ewe lambs.
3 January 2024 Pedigree