THE cameras have gone but the floodwaters haven’t – that’s the stark message this week from hard pressed householders and farmers in the South Galway area...
MOVES by the Dept. of Agriculture to move the administrative section of the DVO (District Veterinary Office) out of Galway will be vehemently opposed by the...
GALWAY IFA delegates have this week called for an immediate ‘clear out’ of the top brass of the Association at national level in the wake of...
Criminal gangs are stealing turf from isolated bogs across Galway – smashing a trust that has existed in rural areas through the generations. And while the...
FARM leaders have expressed serious concerns that the meat plants are trying to pull back on the main points agreed at the Beef Forum in relation...
FARM leaders in Galway have given a guarded welcome to Budget 2015, but concerns have been expressed that no GLAS money will come on stream next...
A ‘COMMITMENT’ from the Government that there will be further cuts in the farming budget this year needs to be complemented with a number of initiatives...
FARMERS have again been advised to put in place ‘sensible security measures’ on access points to their yards and sheds to prevent opportunist thieves from striking....