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<p>Paula Hynes working with a batch of calves on the farm this week in Aherla.</p>

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Paula Hynes: The people in our overworked health system deserve a lot of praise

Paula Hynes thanks the dedicated, highly skilled people who looked after her while she undertook tests in hospital last week and looks forward to Millstreet

<p>Macra national president Josephine O’Neill with the 2025 Macra National Leadership Award recipients Tom Long, James McElearney, and Joanne Teehan.</p>

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Macra volunteers honoured at National Leadership Awards

<p>Dermot Walsh: 'I was tempted to bring the cows in for silage because I was afraid they were going to do too much poaching.'</p>

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Signpost: Strong grass growth keeps cows out full-time in October

Cork firm wins start-up of the year at Enterprise Ireland innovation competition

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Cork firm wins start-up of the year at Enterprise Ireland innovation competition

98ac farm with War of Independence link seeks €6,600/ac

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98ac farm with War of Independence link seeks €6,600/ac

Busy auction week highlights vibrant land market in the Golden Vale

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Busy auction week highlights vibrant land market in the Golden Vale

Brian Reidy

Hazell Mullins, Vet on the Moove

Kieran Coughlan, Farm Finance

Paula Hynes, Hoofing It

Paula Hynes: Maize season makes me wish our contractor had airplanes

Paula Hynes: Maize season makes me wish our contractor had airplanes

While I'm glad Ryanair was not given the task of planting and harvesting our maize, given the delayed flights we have recently experienced, I know our contractors CCS would have as usual given an efficient service

Mon, 22 Sep, 2025

Close up ranchers rough hand on a gate holding a rein

Cork farming blueprint planned as councillors warn of €130m risk to county’s economy

Cork County Council and academics will draft a new agriculture strategy, with a strong focus on dairy, rural economy and food security

Wed, 17 Sep, 2025

Thanks to all the volunteers at Inniscarra

Thanks to all the volunteers at Inniscarra

Farming is like a merry-go-round, with baby calves on the farm again. Autumn breeding season is just around the corner, and it is hard to believe we will be breeding the show heifers soon, writes Aherla dairy farmer Paula Hynes

Mon, 15 Sep, 2025

Trial results bring promise, but grain prices drag down Darren's returns

Trial results bring promise, but grain prices drag down Darren's returns

Walking the fields, everything looked promising. But once I sat down to do the accounts, it felt like the reward wasn’t there, writes Darren Allen from Ballymaloe Farm

Fri, 12 Sep, 2025

Paula Hynes: Black pudding in Cork and Belgium

Paula Hynes: Black pudding in Cork and Belgium

Kasey’s dam calved with a lovely heifer calf by Vierra Sting. It’s our second Sting heifer calf this autumn, and we also had a Chocochip heifer calve with a Blondin Classic heifer calf

Wed, 10 Sep, 2025

66-acre farm near Macroom offers variety of land types

66-acre farm near Macroom offers variety of land types

New to the market with Macroom-based auctioneers Killian Lynch is a 65. 8-acre farm at Rossmore, just over 2km from Inchigeelagh and 14km from Macroom in West Cork. Cork city is a 40-minute drive to the east.

Wed, 10 Sep, 2025

'A real farmer's farm': Kilkenny holding is guiding €15k-€17k per acre ahead of October auction

'A real farmer's farm': Kilkenny holding is guiding €15k-€17k per acre ahead of October auction

The landmark high-quality 164-acre farm is coming up for auction next month

Wed, 10 Sep, 2025

70-acre South Tipperary holding guiding at €15k-€20k/ac

70-acre South Tipperary holding guiding at €15k-€20k/ac

Coming up for public auction on Thursday, September 25, is a 70-acre holding at Lisronagh, approximately 6km north of Clonmel.

Tue, 09 Sep, 2025

Michael Berkery awarded honorary doctorate for lasting impact

Michael Berkery awarded honorary doctorate for lasting impact

The Tipperary man's leadership extended through critical trade negotiations, including the general agreement on tariffs and trade, the 2001 beef blockade, and the IFA’s strategic approach to the World Trade Organization

Tue, 02 Sep, 2025

Signpost: Rotations lengthening and good covers carry cows into autumn for Dermot

Signpost: Rotations lengthening and good covers carry cows into autumn for Dermot

Good grass supply, balanced diets and solid milk output have made 2025 one of the smoother years in dairying, writes Bandon dairy farmer Dermot Walsh

Thu, 28 Aug, 2025

88ac North Kerry farm for October auction to start at €1.1m

88ac North Kerry farm for October auction to start at €1.1m

The farm at Ballygrennan, just outside Listowel, is a probate sale of the estate of the late horse trainer and owner Eamon Foran

Wed, 20 Aug, 2025

Field Exchange agri-food festival to return in September

Field Exchange agri-food festival to return in September

The three-day programme on the shores of Lough Derg features art installations, musical performances, expert speakers, and lunch designed by acclaimed chef Valentine Warner

Tue, 19 Aug, 2025

'It makes us look like barbarians': No prosecution after white-tailed eagle poisoned in Kerry

'It makes us look like barbarians': No prosecution after white-tailed eagle poisoned in Kerry

There have been three cases of white-tailed eagles being poisoned and killed in 2025 so far despite the bird species being protected under the Wildlife Act

Tue, 19 Aug, 2025

40ac East Cork farm guiding in excess of €1m

40ac East Cork farm guiding in excess of €1m

Property being offered in three lots already attracting a great deal of interest

Tue, 19 Aug, 2025

Golden Vale land parcel guiding at over €20k/acre

Golden Vale land parcel guiding at over €20k/acre

The site is across the road from Clonmel Racecourse

Tue, 19 Aug, 2025

LAND ASSECHEE LOT ET GARONNE

Drought again beginning to bite in the South and East

The drought conditions are particularly serious on dairy farms where good grassland managers had been wrapping surplus grass which had gone too strong

Fri, 15 Aug, 2025

North Cork 39-acre holding already turning heads at guide of €650k

North Cork 39-acre holding already turning heads at guide of €650k

'There are about 23 acres there of top-quality ground. Then 3.6 acres of forestry and the remaining 12.5 acres is a bit higher but still good ground, with spectacular views'

Wed, 13 Aug, 2025

56ac South Limerick farm seeking €7,500/ac at auction

56ac South Limerick farm seeking €7,500/ac at auction

The other advantage that the property may hold is the fact that it could be suitable for a one-off housing development, says selling agent Mary Fahy

Wed, 06 Aug, 2025

78-acre Tipperary farm with Georgian residence to attract a crowd

78-acre Tipperary farm with Georgian residence to attract a crowd

Holding consists of some excellent land and a well-maintained period Georgian property

Tue, 05 Aug, 2025

Signpost: Baling, topping, or pre-mowing grass surplus — decisions for Dermot

Signpost: Baling, topping, or pre-mowing grass surplus — decisions for Dermot

I was tight with grass for the middle of July. I took out a few heavy covers for surplus bales. I was in two minds as to whether bale, top, or pre-mow the paddock. I went with the baling option, and I am delighted that I went with this option.

Tue, 05 Aug, 2025

32-acre East Cork land parcel up for auction

32-acre East Cork land parcel up for auction

Ballycotton property close to Atlantic is currently in tillage

Tue, 05 Aug, 2025

Quality 103-acre farm near Buttevant already under offer

Quality 103-acre farm near Buttevant already under offer

The property is at Spital, 2km northeast of Buttevant and the N20

Wed, 30 Jul, 2025

186-acre Kerry farm: Quantity, quality, and swathes of charm

186-acre Kerry farm: Quantity, quality, and swathes of charm

The holding at Coomastow has good access with a public road going through it and consists mainly of mountain grazing and low lands

Tue, 29 Jul, 2025

62-acre farm at tri-county border could fetch €1.1m

62-acre farm at tri-county border could fetch €1.1m

Holding straddles the border between Cork, Tipperary and Waterford, and comes with a house and outbuildings

Mon, 28 Jul, 2025

Tom Barry: ‘Respectable’ harvest won’t make up for lowest grain prices in 40 years

Tom Barry: ‘Respectable’ harvest won’t make up for lowest grain prices in 40 years

Despite favourable conditions, tillage farmers face economic and regulatory headwinds, writes North Cork tillage farmer Tom Barry

Wed, 23 Jul, 2025

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