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Senior garda voices frustration with fines as low as €250 for illegal hunting

Superintendent Michael Corbett has said that a number of farmers have been attacked by trespassers and illegal hunters.

NEWS 25 June 2026

Senior garda voices frustration with fines as low as €250 for illegal hunting

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Farmer pleads guilty to theft after buying sheep with cheques that bounced

Farmer pleads guilty to theft after buying sheep with cheques that bounced

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Man in his 60s dies following single tractor collision in Leitrim

Man in his 60s dies following single tractor collision in Leitrim

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Spate of quad thefts in Roscommon

Spate of quad thefts in Roscommon

Spate of quad thefts in Roscommon

NEWS 7 May 2026

Investigation into illegal dumping of dead calves in Westmeath river

Investigation into illegal dumping of dead calves in Westmeath river

Investigation into illegal dumping of dead calves in Westmeath river

NEWS 1 May 2026

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Galway farmer denies kicking neighbour in testicles in row over machinery noise

Galway farmer denies kicking neighbour in testicles in row over machinery noise

Prosecuting sergeant Christy Browne said the injured party, Gerry Mulkerrins, was in bed that night after 11pm when he was disturbed by noise from his neighbours’ farm. Dara Bradley reports.

NEWS 10 April 2026

1,000l of green diesel stolen from farm in Roscommon

1,000l of green diesel stolen from farm in Roscommon

Theft comes on the back of a sharp rise in fuel prices on the back of the war in the Middle East.

NEWS 10 April 2026

Retired Garda fined as 140 untagged sheep destroyed

Retired Garda fined as 140 untagged sheep destroyed

Farmer convicted after being caught transporting 177 sheep from Mayo to Donegal in November 2022. Chris McNulty reports from Letterkenny District Court.

NEWS 10 April 2026

Good fuel package, bad timing

Good fuel package, bad timing

Could the protesters in our cities and at our ports have been presented with the fuel support package and given the option of peacefully dispersing on Saturday evening?

DEALER 10 April 2026

Man charged with road traffic offences while driving tractor at Whitegate

Man charged with road traffic offences while driving tractor at Whitegate

Gardaí said the man, who is in his 20s and was driving a tractor and slurry tanker, failed to stop at a checkpoint.

NEWS 10 April 2026

Watch: blockades at Foynes and Galway ports end as cabinet to meet

Watch: blockades at Foynes and Galway ports end as cabinet to meet

Special cabinet meeting to take place on Sunday afternoon on fuel package, as gardaí clear blockades at Galway and Dublin's O'Connell Street.

NEWS 10 April 2026

Feed mills battle to keep ration supplied as fuel shortages bite

Feed mills battle to keep ration supplied as fuel shortages bite

Feed supplies are holding, but there are growing fears around fuel availability as a growing number of forecourts close. Declan O'Brien and Amy Forde report.

NEWS 10 April 2026

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How FJ Dynamics is supporting smarter decisions in the field

After more than two decades working with GPS technology, Tipperary contractor and dealer Robert O’Shea has witnessed precision farming become an increasingly important part of everyday farm management

How FJ Dynamics is supporting smarter decisions in the field

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