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'I'm an Irish astronaut - I recorded songs for The Chieftains from the International Space Station'
International Space Station
Cady Coleman was among the guests at the 2024 National Ploughing Championships
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'Off the scale altogether'. Farmer hits out at €365k tax bill for concealing true level of business activities
Farming
Revenue claimed the unnamed farmer's declared income between 2013 and 2015 was €493,453 at a time when his total lodgements over the same three-year period was just over €2 million
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Teen died when car he was working on crushed him after jack slipped, inquest hears, as dad pays tribute
Farming deaths
Colm Donnelly (18), a Leaving Certificate student from Tinnock, Gorey, Co Wexford died at St Vincent’s University Hospital in Dublin on February 14, 2023
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Ireland accused of 'feeding' genocide in Gaza as thousands of cattle exported to Israel since war began
Farming
"To think that we are actually sending in food supplies into Israel to support the economy [and] government of Israel - worse still to feed the soldiers the government are ordering to go in to murder Gazans wholescale"
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Young chicken enthusiast overjoyed as his hen Rosaleen lays 'Ireland's largest egg'
Farming
The hen laid an egg that weighs a whopping 136g - more than double the average.
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Lough Neagh action plan back before Executive after toxic algae retakes lake
Northern Ireland
A dead swan has surfaced at Reas Wood after huge parts of the lough turned green
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Tributes flow for Galway farmer killed in tragic farming accident over weekend
Tributes
Patrick 'Pat' Ruane sadly died on his farm in Galway on Saturday following a tragic accident
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While most footballers are planning exotic breaks, this Liverpool and Ireland forward is looking forward to a very different off-season
Republic of Ireland national football team
WSL star Leanne Kiernan finished her season at Liverpool with a hat-trick against Leicester, ahead of a Euro 2025 qualification double-header against Sweden.
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Single farmers wanted to take part in live matchmaking event in bid to combat isolation
Dating
The idea behind the event is to help busy farmers find 'meaningful connections' amid the gruelling schedule of daily farming obligations
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Nina Carberry goes in search of votes at Tullamore Mart telling farmers 'I can get the job done'
Nina Carberry
An Offaly mart on a Thursday morning may not be where you would expect to see the former Cheltenham-winning jockey/Dancing with the Stars champion/Ireland’s Fittest Family coach
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Social welfare Ireland: People who meet two criteria can qualify for doubling of €232 payment
Social Welfare
Recipients can also receive an added amount for a child dependent
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Young nurse who gave up career for farming says females are often not taken seriously in agriculture
Farming
Laura Hannon revealed that while she feels she is treated as an equal by most farmers, there are still issues around being a female
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Jeremy Clarkson denies illegal activity on TV farm after being reported to police
Jeremy Clarkson
The Grand Tour presenter Jeremy Clarkson has been forced to deny he filled in badger setts on his land after new videos emerged, showing entrances to the holes covered with rocks
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Shoeless Galway farmer told 'arch enemy' neighbour 'When I've stockings on, I'll get you' amid farmyard spats
Galway
Brian Gill alleged how shoeless farmer, Brendan Forde, 53, made the threat shortly before hitting him across the head with an iron bar
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Government clashes with European Commission over welfare of exported live calves
Farming
The EC claims Ireland has a legal obligation to ensure that unweaned calves are fed during transport after previous reports revealed they were going 30 hours without food
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Irish MEP welcomes EC proposal to cut emissions 90% by 2040
Climate change
Sean Kelly says "focusing on the energy side means that energy does the heavy lifting and not agriculture"
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Man, 70s, dies in Wexford farm accident
Farming
The deceased was pronounced dead at the scene in the Ballyfad area of Co Wexford yesterday morning
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Irish beef exports to China suspended after case of mad cow disease detected
Economy
The export of beef to China is worth tens of millions to the Irish economy
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Welly throwing Guinness World Record smashed at 2023 National Ploughing Championships
National Ploughing Championships
The record to beat was 792 people in England five years ago, and Elaine Houlihan National President of Macra, the young farmers organisation who planned the event, said she was in disbelief they pulled it off.
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Beloved Cork open farm wolfdog Axel found dead days after breaking free from enclosure
Cork
Axel, a 12-year-old Czech wolfdog, died after five days on the loose since breaking free from his enclosure at Rumley's Open Farm
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Thieves targeting equipment on Irish farms to sell on Russian black market
An Garda Siochana
Irish gangs are targeting farming contractors with the use of drone equipment to survey yards before carrying out thefts
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Man squatting on village farm blocked in by rotten silage bales after nasty battle with locals
Farming
Neil Parker has been living on the land for a year. He claims it was 'abandoned' so he started squatting there - but now he's locked in after a bitter dispute with locals from the village.
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Irish man who died in New Zealand farm accident tragedy named as tributes are paid
Farming deaths
The young man has been named locally as 25-year-old Sean Clear, who would have celebrated his 25th birthday just yesterday
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Record number of Irish farmers and food producers applied to go organic last year
Farming
More than 2,000 applications to join the Organic Farming Scheme were filed in autumn 2022
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