
Margaret Donnelly
Farming Editor at Irish Independent
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1 week ago |
independent.ie | Margaret Donnelly
Hauliers call for tractor ban on motorwaysAssociation raises safety concerns due to other vehicles trying to passIFA president Francie Gorman has said IFA will oppose any move to drive tractors off the motorwaysTractors should be banned from using motorways, the president of the Irish Road Hauliers Association has said.
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1 week ago |
independent.ie | Margaret Donnelly
Raise the roof: West Sligo rallies to save historic Beltra HallBeltra Hall, Co Sligo, which is in urgent need of a roof replacement. Photo: James ConnollyLocals in west Sligo are quite literally trying to raise the roof for one of rural Ireland’s most iconic and quaint community halls — Beltra Hall. Built in 1905 by the local Crichton family, who were connected to the Jameson whiskey dynasty, the red corrugated iron hall has fallen into disrepair.
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2 weeks ago |
independent.ie | Margaret Donnelly
Irish foresters break new ground exporting saw logs after Storm ÉowynLee Johnston Jr of LJR Forestry and Derek McCabe, chair of the Irish Forestry Owners. Photos: Rory GearyTwo and a half thousand tonnes of saw log from trees that fell during Storm Éowyn was shipped in recent weeks to Belgium, with another boat load due to sail to Sweden in the coming days.
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2 weeks ago |
independent.ie | Margaret Donnelly |Catherina Cunnane
Revealed: New proposals on the table at today’s crunch TB meetingThe meeting of stakeholders will take place today with the Minister and Department officials. Margaret Donnelly and Catherina CunnaneToday at 11:05Updated measures to reduce TB incidence rates will be tabled by the Minister for Agriculture today at a stakeholder meeting.
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2 weeks ago |
independent.ie | Margaret Donnelly
Fear of dairy herd ‘collapse’ as replacement numbers drop 12pcDairy female calf registrations are down by over 45,000 compared to the same period in 2024. Photo: Roger JonesThe number of dairy replacements will not be enough to maintain the current dairy herd, farm organisations have warned. Figures from the ICBF show that as of May 15, the number of calves registered from the dairy herd is over 28,000 lower than at the same time last year — a decline of around 2pc.
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Laois drystock farmer Francie Gorman elected IFA President https://t.co/Aoj40Bc2hw

With 91pc of branches counted Francie has a lead of 1967 votes….#ifaelections23 https://t.co/lNlvgmQlhD