Francess McDonnell

Pre-tax profits at the semi-state forestry company, Coillte, slumped by more than €60 million to €61.5 million for 2023 according to latest financial results published today (Thursday, April 25).

The plight of farmers in certain areas along the Shannon Callows who have not been included in the Shannon Callows Flood Scheme has been highlighted by an Independent TD for Tipperary.

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has confirmed that he has “not yet received the funds” for the €100/ha in financial support that he has pledged to deliver to tillage farmers.

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has said while the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has not “issued an embargo

Ornua, the owner of the Kerrygold brand, has said that it needs “more women at the most senior levels of the organisation”.

DAFM is assessing surveys carried out by Teagasc of farms impacted by localised flooding last year in the Cooley Peninsula.

Farmers are being advised by Met Éireann to expect more unsettled weather and further rain in the week ahead.

It is "premature" to consider providing a grant scheme to farmers to develop land drains according to the Minister for Agriculture.

The French government has unveiled new measures to support the country's farmers including cash loans of up to €75,000 and will abandon an increase in the price of agricultural diesel.

Gardaí are investigating a fatal road traffic collision which involved a tractor and a quad bike in Gort, Co. Galway today (Sunday, April 28).