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Tirlán co-op appoints two new vice-chairs
Rachel Donovan
Wexford farmer John Murphy has been reappointed as chair of the co-op.
8 May 2024 Property
66ac suitable for variety of farmers
Some of this Laois holding was in tillage last year but is all laid down to grass now, writes Paul Mooney.
30 April 2024 News
Ash dieback package for farmers welcomed by TD Carol Nolan
Independent TD for Laois-Offaly Carol Nolan has welcomed a €79.5m package for farmers affected by ash dieback.
Tirlán won't exhibit at Ploughing 2024
Tirlán said it will host a number of its own “large-scale events” in September, which it is focusing on.
25 April 2024 News
Krone Big Pack tops auction at €93,500
The highest price at Hennessy Auctioneers’ April machinery auction was followed by €90,000 plus VAT for a 2016 Fendt 828 Vario, writes Gary Abbott.
24 April 2024 News
Niav Riley: 'it has given a boost of confidence to the village'
Milliner Niav Riley is breathing new life into a former credit union in Ballinakill, Co Laois by transforming it into a creative hub for artists and locals alike, writes Maria Moynihan.
24 April 2024 Features
Fields beginning to dry as rainfall eases
This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Wexford, Dublin and Laois as final preparations are made for spring planting.
17 April 2024 Crops
€500,000 for a farm near Slieve Bloom mountains
This Laois farm cottage and farmyard sits on 56ac, writes Paul Mooney.
17 April 2024 Property
Speculation over Ballinakill Mart changes
Adam Woods has news of new management at a big midlands mart.
27 March 2024 News
Quaint farmhouse on compact Laois farm
With a solid house, good land, a useful yard and amenities nearby, this could be the farm someone has been searching for, writes Paul Mooney.
27 March 2024 Property
Good auction results in Co Laois
The farms offered for sale in the county last year generally had good quality land and this boosted prices.
23 March 2024 Editorial
Agri jobs: full-time positions on pig and dairy farms
Dairy farm assistants are in high demand, along with an opportunity for a pig farm assistant in the midlands.
16 March 2024 News