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Louise Hickey

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Journalist at AgriLand

Journalist with Agriland ✍️ @DCU grad 👩‍🎓 Member of John Schofield Trust

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  • Watch: Gardaí share rural crime tips ahead of busy season

    6 days ago | agriland.ie | Louise Hickey

    With busy season approaching for many farmers, An Garda Síochána has shared rural crime preventative measures, following a meeting open to farmers and contractors in Co. Meath. The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) and the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) have been hearing about rural crime from members “right across the countryside”, with high value machinery, farm vehicles including quads, and GPS equipment often subject to theft.

  • Uptick in felling licences issued by DAFM

    6 days ago | agriland.ie | Louise Hickey

    Although only nine afforestation licences were issued last week, a total of 44 felling licences were issued by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM). The felling licences issued include 35 private licences, bringing the total issued this year to date to 244. Nine Coillte felling licences were also issued, bringing the total for this year to 103. This follows on from 24 licences which were issued for felling last week, 22 for private felling, and two for Coillte felling.

  • Met Éireann updates Wicklow weather warning to Status Orange

    6 days ago | agriland.ie | Louise Hickey

    Met Éireann has today (Friday, April 18) updated the weather warning for rain in Co. Wicklow to Status Orange, with immediate effect. The warning will remain in place until 11:00a.m tomorrow (Saturday, April 19), with the national forecaster warning of spells of heavy rain causing localised flooding. Weather warnings for other parts of the country remain Status Yellow, with timings updated as of today.

  • Leitrim ploughing match postponed following local tragedy

    6 days ago | agriland.ie | Louise Hickey

    Co. Leitrim Ploughing Association has decided to postpone its annual ploughing match, following a local tragedy in the area this week. The 68th annual ploughing championships, that was meant to take place on Saturday, April 19 will now be held on Sunday, April 27. The decision was made out of respect for the death of teenager Dessie O’Kelly. The teenager died when the tractor he was a passenger in collided in Carrigallen, Co. Leitrim on Tuesday, April 15.

  • ICMSA calls for farm safety tax allowance to be 'simplified'

    1 week ago | agriland.ie | Louise Hickey

    The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA) has welcomed the new tax allowance on farm safety equipment, but called for the procedure to be “simplified”. The expanded Acceleration of Wear and Tear Allowances for Farm Safety Equipment Scheme provides accelerated capital allowances for a broader range of farm safety equipment.

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13 Feb 25

RT @AgrilandIreland: Watch: The revival of the milkman and ease of doorstep delivery https://t.co/1xeQDBI7NA

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Louise @loutweets_
7 Feb 25

I caught up with Deputy Carol Nolan today about her views on speed limit reductions on rural roads https://t.co/a7sNYVUPiP

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23 Jan 25

EU Commissioner for Agriculture @CHansenEU has arrived at the Farm Centre this morning following his visit to a farm in Co. Kildare this morning @EU_Commission @AgrilandIreland https://t.co/swkktbpySB