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Trailer stolen from Clare farm
Kelsey Daly
A €1,000 reward is being offered to anyone who can help the owner locate the stolen trailer.
10 May 2023 Shows & showing
O'Meara leading the way in the show ring
Shanon Kinahan recently caught up with Co Clare man Cathal O’Meara to talk about his showing career to date and to find out what exactly shows meant to him growing up.
26 April 2023 Sport
New GAA rules make it a numbers game
Recent rule changes in the GAA regarding player numbers could lead to some shifty shenanigans and harms the lineage of the lineage of certain jerseys, writes Denis Hurley.
‘Ludicrous to describe rewetting as just raising the water table’
Fianna Fáil TD Cathal Crowe was speaking about rewetting and organic farming at the launch of the IFA's Thomond declaration.
23 April 2023 Climate and environment
Replacement strategy key to Clare suckler success
John Ryan's attention to detail, his steady stream of homebred replacements and use of AI has set him well ahead of national suckler averages.
12 April 2023 Beef breeding
Farmer hit with land tax: ‘I’m shocked into disbelief’
A Clare suckler farmer says the residential zoning of his land makes his enterprise unviable and has called on farm organisations to push back against the measure.
5 April 2023 News
Planning refused for Clare wind farm due to hen harrier concerns
When taken in conjunction with other wind farms in the area, the wind farm would result in unacceptable cumulative adverse impacts on the hen harrier, the appeals board said. Gordon Deegan reports.
23 March 2023 Climate and environment
Land prices back on track in Clare
Sixteen farms were placed on the market last year, similar to the 15 of the previous year. The total area was 735ac.
22 March 2023 News
Camera at the Mart: cows commanding super prices in Ennis
Shanon Kinahan reports from the weekly cattle sale in Ennis Mart, Co Clare, where cows of all types were met with a mighty trade.
16 March 2023 Markets
Burren farmer escapes jail over 63 cattle deaths
"It was a model of farming that this man should not have embarked upon relative to his experience," counsel for the prosecution said.
13 March 2023 News
Battle of the eggs rages on
The latest contender in the race for Ireland's biggest hen egg comes from the Banner county.
13 March 2023 News
Love at first Belgian Blue for young Clare farmer Darragh O'Doherty
Shanon Kinahan caught up with young Belgian Blue enthusiast and top show man, Darragh O’ Doherty from Mullagh, Co Clare.
22 February 2023 Pedigree