Farmer on Killery says he’s struggling to survive following cuts to payments
A farmer, who owns land on Killery Mountain, says that he may be forced to look for other work if he doesnt receive his basic payment soon. Fires on Killery mountain on the Sligo Leitrim border spread out of control during a dry spell last May causing the destruction of…
Dept says ‘no payments’ on illegally burnt land on Killery mountain
The Department of Agriculture says it’s confident that land on Killery mountain on the Sligo Leitrim border was burnt illegally last summer. Sligo Leitrim TD Eamon Scanlon raised the question in the Dail recently of why payments have not been made to 33 landowners whose land happened to be burnt…
Farmers may not get paid following Killery fires last summer
There are fears that a number of landowners in on the Sligo Leitrim border that was devastated by fires last summer won’t get paid. It’s understood letters are being sent out from the Department of Agriculture next week advising over 30 farmers who own part of commonage land on Killery…