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# Farm

Last week
12th March 2023 - 18th March 2023
Farmland prices hit highest level since Celtic tiger, according to new annual report
Business buyers have also been active, purchasing 43% of the farmland sold last year.
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Last year
2022
# food waste
UK labour shortage causes unpicked food to rot in fields
Ukrainians had temporarily partly filled the gap but since the Russian invasion many have been stuck in their homeland.
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Aug 15th 2022, 8:26 PM
All time
# Charged
Man (50s) charged over death of woman (70s) in Co Galway farm incident
The woman was fatally injured when she was struck by an agricultural vehicle.
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May 30th 2019, 6:30 PM
# Eviction
Eighth man arrested in connection with Strokestown eviction
The events in December followed the repossession of a property by private security personnel days earlier.
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Apr 17th 2019, 10:47 PM
# Roscommon
Seventh man arrested over Strokestown eviction incident released without charge
The events in December followed the repossession of a property by private security personnel days earlier.
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Mar 25th 2019, 10:27 PM
# contact
'I like those collisions... Sometimes you go, ‘that’s a good f***ing hit, man’'
Getting run over by his dad’s truck at the age of six prepared CJ Stander for a love of contact.
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Mar 7th 2019, 1:01 AM
# green green grass
Farmers having been 'milking on' past Christmas and making tonnes and tonnes of butter
It’s been an exceptionally productive period for Ireland’s dairy farmers.
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Jan 19th 2019, 9:00 AM
# medicinal use
IFA willing to meet health minister after he backs idea of Irish farmers growing cannabis
Health Minister Simon Harris says he would like to see Irish farmers growing cannabis crops.
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Dec 25th 2018, 5:00 PM
# Galway
Man arrested in connection with death of woman on farm earlier this year
A woman in her 70s was fatally injured when she was struck by an agricultural vehicle on a farm in Galway in April.
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Dec 11th 2018, 3:32 PM
# Gort
70-year-old killed in Galway farming accident
An Garda Síochána are investigating the incident.
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Jul 25th 2018, 12:27 PM
# People Power
'There's power in community': Farmers urged to boycott forced sales of farms by vulture funds
The IFA has been contacted by around 200 farmers impacted by the issue so far this year.
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Apr 25th 2018, 12:56 PM
# Kilkenny
'A terrible tragedy': Farmer (90s) dies in accident on Kilkenny farm
HSA inspectors arrived on the scene this afternoon to carry out an investigation.
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Mar 15th 2018, 3:10 PM
# Ennis
Pensioner says he didn't allow gardaí onto his property as he thought they were 'thugs in hoodies'
The man claimed garda ID was shown but it was at a distance.
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Nov 30th 2017, 6:20 AM
# embrace farm
'I looked down and my leg simply wasn't there' - for farming families, the consequences of a workplace accident are devastating
Support and bereavement group Embrace Farm are soon to hold their first national conference on the multitude of problems presented by farming tragedies.
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Nov 18th 2017, 7:30 AM
# Emyvale
Man (20s) dies in workplace incident on Monaghan mushroom farm
Two others were taken to hospital, but neither are believed to be in a critical condition.
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Sep 14th 2017, 7:49 AM
# Arrears
Farmer sues receiver and 'vulture fund' who have threatened to sell his stock
He fears such action would destroy his business, the High Court has heard.
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Sep 8th 2017, 6:10 AM
# Health and Safety
Farmers account for most work-related deaths in Ireland
Half of the fatalities last year involved self-employed people.
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Aug 16th 2017, 8:19 AM
# Nematodirus
Deadly worm disease in lambs is on the increase, farmers warned
It takes almost a year before the egg hatches releasing the infective larvae.
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Apr 15th 2017, 6:30 AM
# Fermanagh
'Devastating news': Four-year-old boy dies following incident on farm
Police attended the scene in Fermanagh last night.
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Apr 7th 2017, 9:13 AM
# not a baaad days work
Firefighters used phone app with sheep noises to save lamb stuck in drain
But not before they tried out their own sheep impressions.
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Feb 17th 2017, 11:10 PM
# farm safety
Man dies in Hacketstown farming accident
The Health and Safety Authority and the gardaí are investigating his death.
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Nov 20th 2016, 4:44 PM
# Derry
Elderly woman 'killed by cattle' on farm
The woman in her was killed while working on her farm.
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Oct 20th 2016, 12:26 PM
# send me a pumpkin
8 cringey things you definitely did if you were obsessed with FarmVille
2009. What a time to be on Facebook.
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Oct 17th 2016, 2:06 PM
# Wexford
Farmer airlifted to hospital after accident involving cow
It is believed the man was stood on by the cow while working in a field on the farm.
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Oct 5th 2016, 5:13 PM
# rural crime
'Cattle and sheep are being hand-fed and prepped to be taken by criminals'
Around 2,000 thefts from farmyards are reported each year. Farmers are being urged to be vigilant.
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Sep 24th 2016, 7:15 AM
# Cork
Receivers regain possession of farm belonging to former Ireland's Fittest Family winners
ACC Loan Management is owed €2.4 million by Peter and Tracey Kingston.
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Aug 16th 2016, 3:52 PM
# High Court
Former Ireland's Fittest Family winners ordered to hand over Cork farm
ACC is owed €2.4 million by Peter and Tracey Kingston.
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Aug 11th 2016, 6:01 PM
# Animal Farm
Kids on Amish farms are less likely to get asthma - a new study explains why
Researchers have pinpointed the reason for the low-rates of asthma in children living on Amish farms.
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Aug 7th 2016, 10:45 AM
# on the farm
8 puns that could only happen on an Irish farm
Haaaaay there.
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Jul 20th 2016, 9:55 AM
# Fethard
Man in his 20s dies after farm vehicle overturns
It is believed he is not from Ireland and was working on the farm.
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Jun 27th 2016, 1:57 PM
# Cork
Three firefighters rushed to hospital after explosion in Macroom
The incident happened on farmland early this morning.
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May 8th 2016, 10:23 AM
# keep her lit
15 things that could only happen on Irish farms
Hit the Diff.
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Apr 19th 2016, 9:33 PM
# Fatal
Man killed in Cavan farm incident this morning
He was working alone on his farm at the time of the incident.
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Mar 10th 2016, 5:49 PM
# hanging
15 of the most Irish Snapchats ever
A nation untied under snaps.
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Jan 13th 2016, 9:35 PM
# baa ram ewe
We can't get enough of this cute Kilkenny lamb who thinks she's a dog
We love you Little Dorrit.
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Jan 13th 2016, 6:36 PM
# Kilcolgan
Boy (8) dies in Galway farming accident
He was rushed to hospital but pronounced dead a short time later.
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Dec 19th 2015, 8:00 PM
# Tragic
19-year-old killed in Offaly farming accident named as GAA player Adam Mangan
The accident happened yesterday afternoon near Derryarkin in the midlands county.
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Oct 4th 2015, 4:15 PM
# Dungannon
16 lambs with 'poisonous meat' stolen from Tyrone farm
The lambs would not be ready to enter the food chain for another six weeks.
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Aug 23rd 2015, 12:29 PM
# just hangin' out
Man caught drinking beer with hogs in the nip told cops: "I just like pigs"
He was drinking a six-pack of Hamm’s. No, really…
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Jul 17th 2015, 7:53 PM
# resting place
Mayo farmer wins right to build himself a burial plot on his land
The farmer has no next of kin and would like to always remain on his land.
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Jun 22nd 2015, 3:37 PM
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