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More than 80% of young farmers want the right to own guns to protect themselves and their property
Farming
Half of 264 people surveyed said that they have been the victim of rural crime
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Want to dine like an Iron Age man? Now you can as UCC scientists reveal our diet from 2700 years ago
Cork
Our Iron Age dinners weren't too different from what we're eating today
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Dogs blamed for massacring almost 40 sheep on the Dingle Peninsula in Co Kerry
Irish Farmers Association
WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES
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Irish Army snipers shoot DEAD five cattle after they were called in to help debt collectors
Armed Forces
The troops blasted the animal with high velocity rifles on a farm in Co Monaghan
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Dietitian says potatoes are NOT fattening as Irish spud harvesting season kicks off
Food
Dietitian Aoife Hearne has encouraged people to eat plenty of potatoes to benefit your health
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One in five neighbours row over putting rubbish in each other's bins, survey reveals
Neighbours
A wary 16% already believe others sneak leftovers into their bins while 3% confess they would want to do the same - if they could get away with it
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Man in his 20s dead and another in serious condition after accident on Tipperary stud farm
Tipperary
The man who died is originally from Newcastle in England
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Father-of-three confirmed dead after tragic farm accident in Co Meath
Farming deaths
The Health and Safety Authority have confirmed they are investigating the accident
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Country lads wanted for farmers' calendar that outstrips sales of all the others
Farming
Founder Ciara Ryan says it's hard to persuade Ireland's crop of rural beefcakes to go topless
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Half of cattle bought at bank-ordered auction have to be re-sold
Cork
More than 1,000 dairy cattle were auctioned off on Tuesday
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Farmers open up about 'turmoil' as their award winning herd of 1000 cattle are auctioned off over bank debt
Farming
The Kingston family watched on as their pedigree dairy herd were auctioned off in Cork
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Watch: Country star Nathan Carter delivers twin lambs
Nathan Carter
Maybe the newborns should be called Wagon and Wheel after their celebrity midwife
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Farmers are going on armed patrols at night - man tells how burglary gangs driving rural Ireland to the brink
An Garda Siochana
Clive Clarke says desperate farmers are sleeping with weapons and going on patrols to protect their livelihoods
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Irish Farmer Calendar ploughs ahead of One Direction to land top of Christmas calendar charts
Farming
The country lads are definitely in a field of their own
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Clancy's Craic: The greed at the top of the Irish Farmers Association beats incredulity
Irish Farmers Association
The IFA is a vital function for the farmers but right now it’s in a real mess and needs to be cleared up
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Farmer's hat shown on RTE News caused a big fuss online but can you see why?
Farming
The Carlow man was attending a protest over IFA President Eddie Downey's pay
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Irish woman seriously injured after hair caught in conveyor belt in Australian farming accident
Australia
Annie Dunne is recovering in a Sydney hospital after the incident
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Ten hilarious snapchats that sum up Irish farmers
SnapChat
Snapchat highlights the huge characters that are Ireland's farmers
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Eight things we know about this year's Budget - what's on offer for you?
Budget
Ahead of next week's announcement, take a look at some of the goodies those in charge have been offering voters
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National Ploughing Championships 2015: Dubs star Bernard Brogan gets his hands dirty on second day of festival
National Ploughing Championships
The Dublin star was mobbed as he swapped the hallowed turf of Croke Park for the muck of Co Laois
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National Ploughing Championships 2015: Tens of thousands turn out for farmtastic opening day
National Ploughing Championships
There was a carnival atmosphere in Ratheniska, Co Laois as the country put its worries aside to celebrate a uniquely Irish festival
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Watch Lidl have a tea-rrific time at Ploughing Championship as they break Guinness World Record
Guinness Book of World Records
Over 200,000 people are estimated to have shown up at the agricultural event in Ratheniska, Co Laois
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IFA protest: Farmers hit the streets in Dublin over falling incomes
Farming
Demonstrators milked a cow and dumped a trailer of feed outside the European Commission’s office
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Bee population at risk as farmers using pesticides banned by EU told to buzz off
Bees
The Irish Farmer’s Association is demanding the temporary use of poisons which are killing off pollinators
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