Paul Mooney

2 weeks ago | farmersjournal.ie | Paul Mooney

Two mid-sized farms are coming up for auction in counties Wicklow and Carlow with Quinn Property. First up is a 28ac holding at Sroughmore, Avoca, Co Wicklow. It will be offered for sale in an online auction on Wednesday, 16 April with a guide price of €15,000/ac. The property is located in a picturesque part of south county Wicklow, close to Conary village, 4km from Avoca and 7km from Rathdrum.

2 weeks ago | farmersjournal.ie | Paul Mooney

A 69.8ac farm with a large farmyard is for sale near Kilskyre, Co Meath. The property is at Rathniska and has been brought to market by Raymond Potterton Auctioneers. It’s going for auction and the guide price is €850,000. The property is located just outside Kells, between Kilskyre and Crossakiel. It is 10km from Kells, 11km from Athboy, and 13km from Delvin. The farm has frontage along the Kilskyre-Crossakiel Road (R154). The land is described as good quality, well maintained and free-draining.

3 weeks ago | farmersjournal.ie | Paul Mooney

A modern poultry farm standing on 70ac in Co Meath has sold at auction for €2.27m, exceeding its guide price by over €0.5m. The holding is at Mylestown and was offered at auction by Raymond Potterton Auctioneers. The land is in one square-shaped block and has approximately 900m of frontage on the public road. The farm has three egg production houses, which are fitted out to a high standard and have accommodation for 30,500 laying hens.

3 weeks ago | farmersjournal.ie | Paul Mooney

A 33.5ac holding is for sale outside, Ballina, Co Mayo with a guide price of a half a million euro. This land is located at Faranoo and is being sold by private treaty by Billy Heffron Auctioneers. The ground is in a good location, just 3km outside Ballina town where there are shops, schools and services for day-to-day needs. The property sits on a local road, about 300m off the R314, and just off the Old French Road. The land is in one unit and in permanent pasture.

3 weeks ago | farmersjournal.ie | Paul Mooney

The land auction season has got underway with strong demand and equally strong prices paid for choice parcels of land. GVM had a hectic run of sales. They sold a farm at Ballybricken, Grange, Co Limerick in lots. Lot 1 was 9.8ac and it made €160,000 or almost €16,000/ac, selling to a local couple. Lot 2 was 5.9ac and it sold for €185,000 or over €31,000/ac to a local buyer. Lot 3 was a cottage on 0.5ac and it sold for €220,000, again to a local.