Councillor wants new planning condition for forestry owners
There’s a call for it to be a condition of planning permission that forestry owners contribute to local road improvement schemes when trees are being cut and taken away. The issue of damage to roads…
Taylor seeks meeting with McConalogue on marts
A Sligo councillor is seeking an immediate meeting with the Minister for Agriculture and Donegal TD Charlie McConalogue over the difficulties that have arisen surrounding attendance and the selling of livestock at marts. Farm leaders…
Ringside bidding essential for sellers, buyers of cattle, sheep
Farmers must be allowed to attend ringside sales of both cattle and sheep. That’s according to a local farm leader who says if off-licences can stay open, there can be no reason for the ringside…
Calls to allow safe in person trading of livestock
Calls are being made from a number of farming organisations to allow some form of in person trading of livestock to take place. There are also appeals for an urgent upgrade of broadband facilities in…
Kenny’s forestry Bill to be debated in the Dáil
A Sligo Leitrim TD will bring a Bill to second stage in the Dáil on this evening (Thursday) which if passed would make forestry developments over five hectares subject to planning permission. Sinn Féin…
Harkin says some marts now in ‘an extremely serious situation’
A Sligo/Leitrim TD says the future is ‘extremely grim’ for some marts and for farmers who are selling stock during the current Covid restrictions, and especially in areas of poor broadband coverage. Independent Deputy Marian…
Local Mart Manager unhappy with new guidelines
A local Mart manger has hit out at the latest Guidelines issued by ICOS, Associated Livestock marts and the Department of Agriculture which are aimed at helping Marts continue to operate throughout the next 6…