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Watch: Protesters at Dáil call for permanent closure of horse abattoir
Around 100 protesters gathered outside government buildings today (Tuesday, June 18) to call for the permanent closure of Ireland’s only...
Rural Life
Around 100 protesters gathered outside government buildings today (Tuesday, June 18) to call for the permanent closure of Ireland’s only...
Rural Life
Operations at Ireland’s only horse abattoir, Shannonside Foods have been suspended by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine...
Rural Life
Around 300 protesters gathered outside Ireland’s only horse abattoir today (Saturday, June 15) in light of a recent investigation on...
Agri-Business
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has said that “every appropriate step” is being taken in an...
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is currently investigating the treatment of horses destined for slaughter. The...
Rural Life
The Irish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ISPCA) has appealed for “urgent” foster homes for 24 rescued ponies,...
N.Ireland
Farrier organisation, The Worshipful Company of Farriers (WCF) has reapplied to the Farriers Registration Council (FRC) for approval of farriery...
N.Ireland
Medicines for dogs and horses have been seized by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in Belfast. In a...
Rural Life
It could be said that celebrity hairdresser and art director, James Brown, brings a star quality to farming – tending...
Rural Life
Recently at Arklow District Court, a 60-year-old woman from Tinahely, Co. Wicklow was sentenced to three months imprisonment, having previously...
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine (DAFM) has updated the minimum specification for farm fencing used for livestock...
Rural Life
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has launched the code of good practice regarding the responsible use...
Rural Life
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has confirmed that Ireland’s third annual equine census will take...
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The chair of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Jackie Cahill is calling for loose, unidentified...
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A woman who lives on a drystock farm in Co. Tipperary has immersed herself in all things equine; writing books...
Rural Life
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has announced a new online portal that allows members of the...
Rural Life
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) and An Garda Síochána have teamed up with Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) and Horse Racing...
Rural Life
Newmarket in Co. Cork lies at the very centre of the Irish dairy industry. However, the village also plays host...