Niamh Murphy

Jan 8, 2025 | farmersjournal.ie | Niamh Murphy

We farm: “35 suckler cows, six are pedigree Limousins, and the rest are Limousin and Belgian Blue crosses.”Family: “I’m married to Aoife and have three children Megan, James and Grace. We have a very efficient yard, and James and Grace have a great interest in farming, so the workload is shared, which is great.”We calve: “During the summer, mainly from June to August, under the herd prefix Sliabh Felim.

Jan 7, 2025 | farmersjournal.ie | Niamh Murphy

With a focus on producing healthy calves, Teagasc and Animal Health Ireland (AHI) are to begin a series of on-farm calf rearing events this week. Held every January with a focus on rearing healthy calves, the CalfCare events keep farmers informed of best husbandry and management practices for optimal calf performance. The events will be aimed at dairy farmers, as well as beef farmers who rear dairy-beef calves.

Jan 7, 2025 | farmersjournal.ie | Niamh Murphy

Beginning in the RDS on Wednesday, the 60th BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition will showcase over 550 projects from secondary schools around the country. Among them are many environment- and agriculture-based projects examining various aspects of the sector. Students from Ursuline Secondary School posed the question of whether a reduction in the routine use of antimicrobials on dairy farms reduces the antimicrobial resistance in bacteria from cow’s milk on those farms.

Jan 6, 2025 | farmersjournal.ie | Niamh Murphy

As the opening dates to spread organic fertilisers and farmyard manure approaches, farmers are reminded that the use of low emissions slurry spreading (LESS) equipment is now compulsory on farms stocked at 100kg N/ha or above. Dates for slurry and fertiliser spreading vary depending on geographic location, with zone A including counties Carlow, Cork, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Offaly, Tipperary, Waterford, Wexford and Wicklow.

Nov 25, 2024 | envimedia.co | Ellie Forte |Niamh Murphy

2024 is the year of the superstar, and Tinashe’s Brooklyn stop of the “Match My Freak” tour proved why she’s one of the best. After all, since the successful release of her album Quantum Baby, who isn’t trying to be a “Nasty” Girl? On November 4, In the heart of downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn Paramount was the place to be.