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High Court judge awards injunction to stop sale of Cork farmland
James Hanly
Justice Siobhán Stack found that the injunction on the farm in Bohernascrub, Buttevant, Co Cork, valued at approximately €2m, should be extended while the legal dispute is ongoing.
14 April 2025 News
169 labelling complaints made to FSAI in 2024
Issues with incorrect labelling can include allergens, the country of origin, labelling meat as an ingredient or nutritional information for both prepacked and non-prepacked foods.
2 April 2025 News
Europe does not support intellectual property on artificial insemination - ICMSA
ICMSA president Denis Drennan said these AI stations have no legal standing on this issue.
Two farmers disqualified from owning animals in 2024
Figures obtained by the Irish Farmers Journal from the Department of Agriculture showed that a number farmers have been barred from owning cattle, pigs, sheep, poultry and horses since 2021.
30 March 2025 News
Legal expert sees no hope of inheritance tax change
Agricultural solicitor Stuart Maggs spoke to Peter McCann about the planned changes to inheritance tax rules in the UK.
26 March 2025 Northern Ireland
Zoned land tax deadline next week
The RZLT is a 3% annual tax on land that is zoned for residential use, and suitable for developments with the aim to encourage the generation of land that could be used for housing.
26 March 2025 News
Court of Appeal refers Food Vision 2030 to European Court of Justice
The Friends of the Irish Environment claims that the strategy was legally required to undergo both of these assessments and that the assessments conducted were deficient.
26 March 2025 News
Am I liable for the debt of my deceased father?
Who is responsible for paying bills when someone dies and there is not enough money?
19 March 2025 l2
Court of Appeal directs farmer's case over SAC land to High Court
The farmer is now seeking damages for alleged loss and damage caused to him by the SAC designation, mainly based on the profits he would allegedly have earned had he been permitted to plant forestry.
16 March 2025 Forestry
Tipperary Cheese Company must pay €7,440 after 2023 slurry pollution incident
The 2023 incident was found to be caused by slurry flow into a tributary of the River Suir.
13 March 2025 News
Investigation into alleged welfare breaches on pig farms
It comes after the National Animal Rights Association (NARA) and Animal Rebellion Ireland (ARI) held a press conference on Wednesday regarding pig welfare on Irish pig enterprises.
12 March 2025 Pigs
Legal wrangling pushes Barne Estate showdown back to April
The hearing for the long-running case was scheduled to start on Thursday 6 March. However, what ensued was days of legal wrangling over the 751ac Tipperary estate.
12 March 2025 News