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Machinery
A 2008 Valtra T171 sells for €25,000 at Carlow auction
Peter Thomas Keaveney
A 2008 Valtra T171 was the highest-priced lot at last week’s machinery auction in Carlow, selling for €25,000.
22 July 2024 News
Farm Safety Week: rate of farm fatalities is 'too high'
Farm Safety Week takes place this week which highlights the importance of farmers making informed and apt safety decisions.
17 July 2024 Gardening
Gardening with Mary: pleasing plant combinations
Mary Keenan shares some successful plant pairings from her garden in high summer.
Teagasc celebrates 60 years of agricultural innovation at Oak Park
The National Crops Research Centre held an open day, which showcased the evolution of crop production and how crop science has advanced over the past 60 years.
17 July 2024 News
Planning sought for 780ac of solar farms in Mayo, Carlow, Kildare and Louth
There has been no shortage of planning applications for new solar farm projects around the country, as the country strives to reach 8GW of solar by 2030.
10 July 2024 News
Ballet to Ballon: meet the choreographer making Carlow a dance capital
Former ballet dancer-turned-choreographer, Emma Martin, talks to Maria Moynihan about running her contemporary dance company in Carlow and her show, Birdboy.
3 July 2024 Features
Fine-sized Carlow holding with excellent quality land
The farmhouse is in need of modernisation while the big farmyard is ready to use, writes Paul Mooney.
19 June 2024 Property
Celebrating literary love in Carlow
Ahead of the Borris Festival of Writing and Ideas, writer and presenter Olivia O’Leary talks to Olivia Hamilton about a lifetime in journalism and the path of poetry for women.
29 May 2024 Living Life
Public urged to report hill fires after days of mountain blazes in Carlow
A series of fires were witnessed across the Blackwater Mountains and Mount Leinster this week.
25 April 2024 News
Farmers don’t need 'lecturing' on climate - Taoiseach
Taoiseach Simon Harris said it's time for the agricultural sector to start "getting treated with a little bit of respect."
24 April 2024 News
Man dies in Carlow farm incident
The incident took place at a farm in Hacketstown, Co Carlow.
24 April 2024 News
CAP 'too focused' on environmental sustainability
The most environmentally sustainable business cannot survive in the medium term if it is not profitable, Doyle maintained.
24 April 2024 News