Place: Solohead

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news

Parents being comforted after baby’s car death

The family of the baby who died after being left unattended in a car for several hours are being comforted by relatives and neighbours as they attempted to come to terms with the tragedy.

news

Limerick crash: ‘Give the families time to grieve’

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'He was a gentleman, as quiet as a mouse' - Local community rocked by story of fatal Limerick crash

farming

Dairy Focus: 30% clover grazing worth €160 extra profit

farming

Weed spray vital part of reseed

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Nurse and historian killed in morning crash

Farmers slow to embrace benefits of clover

The beneficial effects of including clover in pastures have been well proved in the last few decades. Despite this, farmers are slow to accept these benefits.

Thu, 19 Jun, 2014

Big picture drives Tipp’s Power on to greater glory

Team boss David Power counted 53 people on the Tipp minor footballers’ bus to the All-Ireland final, but no passengers. He spoke to Fintan O’Toole about the Premier’s historic win.

Wed, 28 Dec, 2011

Focus on milk profits from heavy soils

ALMOST one third of our milk comes from soils that are classified as heavy.

Thu, 11 Aug, 2011

Teagasc conference to focus on farming’s environmental challenges

THE environmental challenges and opportunities facing farming will be the focus of the Teagasc Agri-environment Conference on September 7.

Fri, 27 Aug, 2010

Open day will show farmers how to reduce fertiliser costs

BEEF and dairy farmers will be given examples of how to reduce fertiliser costs during an open day at the Teagasc Solohead Research Farm in Co Tipperary on Thursday.

Tue, 21 Apr, 2009

Local pride can be a national asset

LOCAL leadership in provincial Ireland has been important over the past 200 years and we owe much to the Christian churches for the parish structures they put in place.

Mon, 01 Sep, 2008

Monthly spreading wins

EVEN more promising than once-a-day milking, once-a-month fertiliser spreading has given good results in dairy farm trials.

Thu, 07 Sep, 2006

Farmers in clover with nitrogen breakthrough

A FORMULA to reduce fertiliser nitrogen bills by up to 50% on grassland farms has been developed by researchers on a Co Tipperary farm.

Thu, 12 Aug, 2004