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€700,000 budget cut to farm safety 'deeply disappointing' - Healy-Rae

Michael Healy-Rae has criticised the 23% cut to farm safety funding under Budget 2027, saying it sends entirely the wrong message to farm families.

NEWS 15 October 2026

€700,000 budget cut to farm safety 'deeply disappointing' - Healy-Rae

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Planning refused for 600ac solar farm in east Galway

Planning refused for 600ac solar farm in east Galway

NEWS 12 October 2026

Avoid a shock this autumn, says NIE

Avoid a shock this autumn, says NIE

NORTHERN IRELAND 7 October 2026

Reversing a slurry tanker inspired Monaghan teen to invent €150 camera

Reversing a slurry tanker inspired Monaghan teen to invent €150 camera

Reversing a slurry tanker inspired Monaghan teen to invent €150 camera

NEWS 23 September 2026

Young people get behind the tractor wheel in farm safety initiative

Young people get behind the tractor wheel in farm safety initiative

Young people get behind the tractor wheel in farm safety initiative

NEWS 23 September 2026

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HSA to highlight safety through virtual reality experience at Ploughing

HSA to highlight safety through virtual reality experience at Ploughing

Interactive dramatisation and a virtual reality experience will help visitors to the HSA stand to recognise the risks from unstable bales and farm machinery.

NEWS 20 August 2026

Proposal for farm bereavement support scheme for budget 2027

Proposal for farm bereavement support scheme for budget 2027

The Farm Family Crisis Support Scheme is a joint submission by FRS Co-Op and Embrace FARM – which is worth €1.45m over a three-year pilot scheme.

NEWS 20 August 2026

Cavan meat plant closed by Food Safety Authority

Cavan meat plant closed by Food Safety Authority

Among the non-compliances found were widespread evidence of rodent droppings and a build-up of dirt in the premises.

NEWS 20 August 2026

Women farmers get hands-on training at safety event in Leitrim

Women farmers get hands-on training at safety event in Leitrim

The livestock handling, farm safety and new technology event held in Manorhamilton Co Leitrim, was organised by ACRES Breifne and is the first of many female-only events to be held across the country.

NEWS 20 August 2026

Top garda issues road safety appeal ahead of Ploughing

Top garda issues road safety appeal ahead of Ploughing

Laois/Offaly chief superintendent has urged motorists travelling to the National Ploughing Championships to plan ahead, allow extra time and follow traffic plans to this year's event.

NEWS 20 August 2026

Train services disrupted as tractor collides with train

Train services disrupted as tractor collides with train

A man aged in his 40s was brought to the Midland Regional Hospital in Tullamore for what is believed to be non-life threatening injuries.

NEWS 20 August 2026

Places filling up fast on free farm chainsaw courses

Places filling up fast on free farm chainsaw courses

The courses will be run by FRS Training in locations across Wicklow, Kildare, Cork, Kerry, Tipperary, Roscommon and Leitrim.

NEWS 20 August 2026

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Know your slurry, unlock the potential within

With fertiliser costs remaining one of the biggest expenses on Irish farms, there has never been a better time to take a closer look at the hidden value of slurry as a fertiliser.

Know your slurry, unlock the potential within

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