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Tirlán won't exhibit at Ploughing 2024
Anne O'Donoghue
Tirlán said it will host a number of its own “large-scale events” in September, which it is focusing on.
24 April 2024 News
Krone Big Pack tops auction at €93,500
The highest price at Hennessy Auctioneers’ April machinery auction was followed by €90,000 plus VAT for a 2016 Fendt 828 Vario, writes Gary Abbott.
24 April 2024 Features
Niav Riley: 'it has given a boost of confidence to the village'
Milliner Niav Riley is breathing new life into a former credit union in Ballinakill, Co Laois by transforming it into a creative hub for artists and locals alike, writes Maria Moynihan.
Fields beginning to dry as rainfall eases
This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Wexford, Dublin and Laois as final preparations are made for spring planting.
17 April 2024 Crops
€500,000 for a farm near Slieve Bloom mountains
This Laois farm cottage and farmyard sits on 56ac, writes Paul Mooney.
17 April 2024 Property
Speculation over Ballinakill Mart changes
Adam Woods has news of new management at a big midlands mart.
27 March 2024 News
Quaint farmhouse on compact Laois farm
With a solid house, good land, a useful yard and amenities nearby, this could be the farm someone has been searching for, writes Paul Mooney.
27 March 2024 Property
Good auction results in Co Laois
The farms offered for sale in the county last year generally had good quality land and this boosted prices.
23 March 2024 Editorial
Agri jobs: full-time positions on pig and dairy farms
Dairy farm assistants are in high demand, along with an opportunity for a pig farm assistant in the midlands.
16 March 2024 News
Room to improve at Laois holding
Locals in Laois are talking about this 35ac roadside residential farm in which location will be a key driver.
6 March 2024 For Sale
Young Stock Podcast: from financial audits to farm auctions
This week, Gary Abbott talks to auction manager with Hennessy Auctioneers Ciaran Hennessy about his experience having worked with KPMG, Ornua and ABP before returning home to the family business.
4 March 2024 Podcast
National Tree Week 2024 kicks off
This year will see Coillte once again donate 150,000 tree saplings to local community groups and schools for planting as part of National Tree Week. Niamh Murphy reports.
4 March 2024 Forestry