Farm Buildings

Calf housing: the key areas to focus on

Housing is a critical factor in getting calves off to the right start in life, and getting all the boxes ticked can be difficult.

BUILDINGS 14 January 2026

Calf housing: the key areas to focus on

MOST READ STORIES

1

2

3

4

5

Q & A: available reroofing grants and planning exemptions for farm buildings

Q & A: available reroofing grants and planning exemptions for farm buildings

BUILDINGS 7 January 2026

Farm buildings: our top five features in 2025

Farm buildings: our top five features in 2025

BUILDINGS 26 December 2025

Specifications on re-roofing grant announced

Specifications on re-roofing grant announced

Specifications on re-roofing grant announced

BUILDINGS 23 December 2025

Explainer: what do the exemptions for farm buildings and slurry storage mean?

Explainer: what do the exemptions for farm buildings and slurry storage mean?

Explainer: what do the exemptions for farm buildings and slurry storage mean?

BUILDINGS 23 December 2025

ADVERTISEMENT

MOST READ STORIES

1

2

3

4

5

Planning exemptions for sheds and slurry stores

Planning exemptions for sheds and slurry stores

Farmers will now be able to build increased sizes of sheds and slurry stores without full planning permission as Minister for Planning and Local Government signs new regulations allowing such.

NEWS 22 October 2025

TAMS Tranche 8 approvals reach 77%

TAMS Tranche 8 approvals reach 77%

Martin Merrick gives the latest update on TAMS approvals as tranche 9 applications look set to begin being approved after Christmas.

BUILDINGS 22 October 2025

Sympathetic restoration keeps Meath courtyard intact

Sympathetic restoration keeps Meath courtyard intact

Martin Merrick details some of the work completed by John Plunkett on traditional outbuildings in the courtyard of his beef farm.

BUILDINGS 22 October 2025

JFC whole milk automatic feeding working well for Meath farmer

JFC whole milk automatic feeding working well for Meath farmer

Martin Merrick takes a look at JFCs S4 Pro+ unit, capable of feeding both milk powder and whole milk.

BUILDINGS 22 October 2025

Flags fly high on new four-bay suckler shed

Flags fly high on new four-bay suckler shed

Martin Merrick visited the Grogan’s of Killimer to see their new four-bay suckler shed which is nearing completion.

BUILDINGS 22 October 2025

Updates added to DAFM specs for mobile sheep handling and pig housing

Updates added to DAFM specs for mobile sheep handling and pig housing

Martin Merrick outlines some changes to the Department specifications that may affect those looking at purchasing under TAMS.

BUILDINGS 22 October 2025

How much better off are farmers with the new TAMS reference costs?

How much better off are farmers with the new TAMS reference costs?

Martin Merrick does the sums on what exactly a farmer can expect back from a grant spec development, and how much better off they are now with new reference costs.

BUILDINGS 22 October 2025

SPONSORED

Consistency and calf health key to Offaly farmer’s success

For Offaly dairy and sheep farmers, husband-and-wife team Ann Maire Butterfield and Stephen McQuade, AAA Golden Maverick has always been part of the story.

Consistency and calf health key to Offaly farmer’s success

LOAD MORE STORIES