Meath

Failure to lodge income tax returns and the under-declaration of capital acquisitions tax were the reasons farmers ended up on Revenue's tax defaulters list.

Donal Keane and his wife Frederique had claimed that their 147-acre farm and stud had a zero valuation and was unsaleable due to a title issue on the property.

The statement came at a Lakeland Dairies event on Tuesday on the farm of Sean and John Gilsenan in Moynalty, Co Meath.

A substantial Co Meath farm is going for public auction in the run up to Christmas. Top quality land it is on the edge of Dunderry village, writes Tommy Moyles.

There was no shortage of bids or bidders for the auction of 250ac of the finest Co Meath land in an area where it is highly sought after, writes Tommy Moyles.

The 400ac Fyanstown Solar Farm, set to be developed by global renewables developer BayWa-re, will involve land from seven landowners near Kells, Co Meath.

Pigott, from Flow Veterinary Cardiology in Millstreet, Co Cork, was presented with the formal chain of office by outgoing president Hazell Mullins.

A pair of sizeable farms in the north of Leinster will be sold by public auction next week. One has the ruins of a house and old farm buildings, which could be renovated.