Water restrictions for Milford, Kerrykeel and Ramelton


Uisce Éireann has announced an extension of the Water Conservation Order on the Milford Regional Public Water Supply. The order will now remain in effect for an additional six weeks, until Tuesday, September 16, and only applies to customers supplied by the public water supply in Milford, Kerrykeel, Ramelton, and not the rest of the […]

Stunning agricultural opportunity for sale in Mulnagung, Lifford


A once-in-a-generation agricultural opportunity in the heart of Donegal ‘Cumberland Lodge’, Mulnagung, Lifford, is for sale in its entirety or three separate lots. Opportunities like this seldom come to the market. Nestled in the fertile lands of East Donegal, ‘Cumberland Lodge’ represents a rare and prestigious offering — a fully operational and meticulously maintained farm […]

Breaking the stigma key to battling the growing mental health challenge – IFA


IFA Deputy President Alice Doyle believes breaking the stigma and improving access to support are the necessary steps to ensuring that farmers don’t have to struggle in silence when it comes to mental health. Addressing the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine last week, she said many farmers are slow to seek […]

Prime coastal tillage farm comes to market in Donegal for €2.75m


SAVILLS is delighted to present Ballymoney Farm, an exceptional coastal farm extending to about 157 acres in a prime position overlooking Lough Swilly, now offered for sale as a whole by private treaty, for €2.75m. Located at Burt, Co Donegal, Ballymoney Farm represents one of the finest blocks of fertile, productive tillage land in the region. […]

Balance of payments for farmers to commence this week


There is good news for farmers this week as Donegal minister, Charlie McConalogue, has announced that the balance of payments in respect of participation in the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) in 2023 are commencing this week. Commenting on the decision, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine said: “Payments will issue to 26,677 […]

IFA Presents pre-Budget Priorities to Minister for Agriculture


IFA President Tim Cullinan led a delegation to meet the Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConologue yesterday afternoon to discuss farmers’ priorities for Budget ’24. “At the outset, we made it clear to the Minister that his plan to delay payments to farmers this year is totally unacceptable, This must be revisited,” he said. Tim Cullinan […]

Over half of farmers have been victims of theft


Researchers studying farm-based crime have found that more than half of farmers have been victims of theft. Researchers at Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin) surveyed 1,333 farmers and alarmingly, 55 per cent have been victims of theft. These are among the many findings of a research report by Dr Nicola Hughes and Dr Matt Bowden, […]

Minister ignoring sheep sector challenges – IFA


THE IFA Sheep Chairman has called on the Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue to step up for sheep farmers. Kevin Comiskey said the income crisis on sheep farms is there for everybody to see, with Teagasc figures clearly showing the extent of the problem for sheep farmers last year where incomes collapsed by over 80% […]

Exemption from residential zoned land tax needed for farmed land – IFA 


The Government must move now to make all genuinely farmed land exempt for the Residential Zoned Land Tax, according to IFA Farm Business Chair Rose Mary McDonagh. The call comes following media reports over the weekend that there’s a realisation changes are needed to this tax. “It is encouraging to see that the Government are […]