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Spike in forestry environmental information access appeals
Noel Bardon
The finger has been pointed at Coillte and the Department of Agriculture for a sizeable rise in appeals on access to information on the environment requests.
18 May 2023 News
Family challenges farmer’s will leaving bulk of estate to convicted fraudster
The High Court has been asked to set the will aside by over 40 family members of the deceased. Aodhan O'Faolain reports.
17 May 2023 News
Glaring lack of clarity with planned 2024 EU nature law
Farmers fear that the EU's plans to pass a law before knowing how much farmland will be impacted could put the cart before the horse.
Surge in farmer interest in pre-nuptial agreements
There was strong farmer interest in pre-nuptial agreements at the IFA’s recent Farm Succession meetings in Cork and Carlow. Barry Murphy reports.
26 April 2023 News
SAC designations are legally sound - Department of Housing
A legal opinion from the EU’s advocate general Tamara Capeta has questioned the ratification process used to designate tens of thousands of hectares of farmland.
19 April 2023 News
Farmer wins €72,728 tax battle with Revenue
The Revenue appeal commissioner found that Revenue was incorrect to issue the demand for the €72,728, as it was outside of the time limits contained in the tax acts. Gordon Deegan reports.
17 April 2023 News
CAP budget expected to cover rewetting measures - ICMSA
ICMSA's Denis Drennan said that it is vital that all farmers grasp the fact that these targets will be applied beyond State-owned land.
14 April 2023 Schemes
Sweetman’s planning observations prompt concern among farmers
Three dairy-farm planning applications have been appealed to An Bord Pleanála by environmental activist Peter Sweetman, while 20 observations have been lodged with local authorities.
5 April 2023 News
'Law is against sheep farmers when it comes to dog attacks'
There are 155,209 breeding ewes in Wicklow with 233,000 lambs born every year, making the county the fifth-largest in Ireland in terms of sheep numbers.
15 March 2023 News
Editorial: the eternal Irish love affair with land
Love might conquer all but with so much at stake on farms, is legislation the best way to make sure that both parties are protected in the event of a breakup. Amii McKeever writes.
8 February 2023 Amii
The Irish land questions - where it all began
In this three-part series, historian Tony Mc Carthy traces the history of Irish land and, in particular, the tenurial systems which determined who owned and occupied it.
8 February 2023 Features
Farmers win appeal over €137,914 capital gains tax bill
A case was heard before the Tax Appeal Commission over 16.5 acres sold in 2005 on which no capital gains tax was paid by the married couple selling the land.
4 February 2023 News