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Money Mentor: joining a herd number – what you need to know
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For this week's Money Mentor, Marty Murphy, delves into the importance of understanding the implications and importance of timing in joining a herd number.
4 September 2024 Consumer
Legal aspects of planting land
When making a decision to plant land, land owners need to be aware of legal obligations including the permanent change of use of land and the obligation to replant, writes Aisling Meehan.
4 September 2024 News
Break the Cycle: farmers and hospitality workers face similar struggles
The past few years have been difficult for small food producers and business owners – here is how some have found ways to cope, writes Janine Kennedy.
Clodagh's home farm
Chef Clodagh McKenna has spent decades building a great career in food, but it is building her farm that has given her the most joy, writes Janine Kennedy.
28 August 2024 News
Desperate Farmwife: the difficult part of living away from home
Our Desperate Farmwife has very few regrets, but seeing her family growing older while living away from home can be very difficult.
21 August 2024 Features
Evaluating the tax advantages of incorporating your farm business
In this week's Money Mentor, Marty Murphy, head of tax at ifac, shares how incorporation can be a smart option for your farm business and save you money.
21 August 2024 Money Mentor
Money Mentor: is joining a company pension scheme worth it?
In this week’s Money Mentor, Martin Glennon, Head of Financial Planning at Ifac, discusses the value to be gotten from joining a company pension scheme.
17 July 2024 Money Mentor
Desperate Farmhusband: stay classy with the Massey
When you do your own silage, it takes years to build up the machinery to do it efficiently, writes our Desperate Farmhusband.
10 July 2024 Features
IFJ Junior editorial: 'I see how hard mum and dad work'
Living on a goat farm where we make our own cheese is busy, but I love being out in nature, writes Luisne Ní Urdail.
26 June 2024 l2
Desperate Farmwife: bullying in a small, rural school is difficult to navigate
Are kids just being kids, or is there more going on? Our Desperate Farmwife doesn’t have all the answers, but she is always there for her children (and her cows).
19 June 2024 Features
It's all down to dad: Irish businesses who are keeping things in the family
Celebrating Father’s Day, three Irish businesses who are keeping it in the family talk about following in their father’s footsteps, writes Janine Kennedy and Ciara Leahy
12 June 2024 Features
Food editorial: what's your favourite time of day in the summer?
Those early summer mornings and late evenings are perfect for indulging in your favourite Irish foods, writes Janine Kennedy.
29 May 2024 News