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Crowds brave wet and windy weather at National Ploughing Championships

Thousands of farmers and families are braving damp and windy weather to trudge across muddy farmlands for a major showcase of farming and rural life. People wrapped in raincoats and ponchos plodded through more than 1,000 stalls selling farming ...

19 Sept 2023 at 11:14

Higgins accuses UN of ‘losing credibility’ amid warning over climate change

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Higgins criticises ‘US style’ of agriculture in Ploughing Championships speech

The President of Ireland has accused the United Nations of “losing credibility” in a Ploughing Championship speech as he called on both citizens and farmers to “play their part” in combating climate change challenges. Michael D Higgins also ...

20 Sept 2023 at 00:46

EcoLive

Laois farmer fined for damaging river

Inland Fisheries Ireland secured fines and costs totaling €3,750 against a Laois farmer for damaging stretches of a local river. The farmer was convicted of carrying out works on 800 metres of river channel in the Mountrath area, thereby ...

10 Aug 2023 at 17:22

Local News

Young Laois man wins top scholarship

David Fennelly, a full-time dairy farmer from Emo has been announced as one of the recipients of a Nuffield Ireland scholarship for 2023. On Friday, November 18 he will attend the Nuffield Ireland annual conference in the Castleknock ...

03 Nov 2022 at 19:23

Local News

Tractor hits ESB pole knocking out power to almost 2,000 Laois customers

Almost 2,000 customers lost power when a tractor struck an ESB pole in Laois. An ESB spokesman said the incident acted as a timely reminder to farmers to be careful of the electrical network ahead of the busy summer season. The ...

11 Apr 2024 at 15:29

Home

COMMENT: Major Government effort needed to secure increased CAP Budget

The Basic Payment Scheme, and other schemes funded through the CAP, are critical for Irish farmers, putting a total of €1.75bn into Irish farming. The current CAP runs up to the end of 2020. The EU are at present devising ...

22 Apr 2018 at 10:00

Home

Video: Camross farmer stars on First Dates

A Camross farmer took to the stage on First Dates last night. Jamie Cuddy's date was Lisa from Waterford. Jamie said one of his reasons for being on the show was the lack of girls around his home.

03 Mar 2017 at 12:30

Business

Laois farmers received over €38m in payments

Laois farmers received over €38m in CAP payments. That's according to Department of Agriculture figures which are based on Single Farm Payments for the years, 2014 and 2015. The average payment per hectare in Laois was ...

11 Oct 2016 at 16:30

Crime & Court

Laois farmer had dead animals in yard with dogs

An animal welfare inspector discovered a rotting cow, pregnant dogs without food or water and lambs trying to suckle on a dead ewe in a trailer on a farm in Laois. John Dempsey of Strahard, Mountmellick, has been ...

10 Apr 2024 at 12:52

Mountmellick

Laois IFA members clear snow and ice from local health centres

Members of the Laois Irish Farmers Association (Laois IFA) have donated their time to clearing frost and snow around the county. Henry Burns, Chairperson of Laois IFA, told the Leinster Express / Laois Live that ...

09 Jan 2025 at 16:53

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