DONEGAL minister, Charlie McConalogue, has praised the hard work and dedication of the hundreds of farm families in Donegal. “Agriculture continues to be Ireland’s largest indigenous industry and our largest source of exports, with 130,000 family farms working day in and day out to deliver top quality and sustainable produce which goes to 170 markets […]
Fears for farmers’ mental health due to growing pressures
BY JEROME HUGHES DESPERATE farmers in Donegal are said to be pinning all their hopes on the current dry spell lasting for at least a few weeks following a dire summer for silage last year and poor conditions so far this year. Aside from the first week in September, farmers have had no respite from […]
Importing fertiliser makes sense says Donegal farmer
A farmers’ alliance set up by a Donegal man says it would make “common sense” to import fertiliser from mainland Europe where it is a fraction of Ireland’s price. Redcastle man Liam McLaughlin established the Farmers’ Alliance Group as a result of fertiliser costs sky rocketing. Farmers in Donegal now have to pay around €870 per […]
Elderly man killed on farm near Letterkenny
The man, aged in his late 70s, was taken to Letterkenny University Hospital. He later died from his injuries.
Triple surprise for one Falcarragh farm
WHILE farming can be challenging and difficult, it can also throw in an odd surprise too as one Falcarragh couple found out. Manus and Margaret Gallagher, from Rocktown, got “the surprise of their life” when they discovered their cow Rocky had given birth to triplet calves on Monday night of last week. Speaking to the […]
Sudden attack by cow almost costs farmer his life
The 66-year-old sustained serious leg injuries as he instinctively tried to jump out of the heifer’s path at the last minute.
Over 7000 farmers in Donegal will benefit
The start of the 70% advance of the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) will benefit over 7,400 farmers in Donegal, Fine Gael TD for Donegal Joe McHugh has said. Over €700 million to 111,000 farmers will now be sent out to farmers across the country with €33,889,000 paid out locally. Advertisement Minister McHugh said: “This […]
Last of the St Conal’s workers retires
Seamus McGinty retired last month after 40 years working on St Conal’s farms and in the grounds there. ‘The computer got me in the end,” he says.
Up to 1,000 lambs slaughtered and flocks isolated
UP to one thousand animals have been voluntarily euthanised by farmers in Donegal in recent weeks due to an outbreak of a disease called sarcocystosis, the Donegal News has learned. Last month, vets condemned more than 400 sheep carcasses at a number of meat plants around the country following an outbreak of the disease which […]
Moville farmer dies in tragic accident
GARDAI and the Health and Safety Authority are investigating a tragic accident which resulted in the death of a Donegal farmer in his seventies.