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New name; same stellar products and service

9 Nov , 2023  

Formerly known as Bain Poultry Supplies, Ireland’s premier poultry house manufacturer and installer was rebranded as Clea Construction Ltd. in December, 2022. We touched base with Armagh man Joe Renaghan, who spent a-decade-and-a-half as Tommy Bain’s right hand man before taking the reins and continuing with the proud tradition for excellence established by Bain Poultry […]

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Experts in steel erection and concrete works

7 Nov , 2023  

Established in 2016 by Barry Murphy, Murphy Steel Erectors & Concrete Works Ltd is a leading steel erector based in Ballysaggart, Co. Waterford. Also specialising in concrete works, the company continues to go from strength to strength by providing an unrivalled service. The primary function of a steel erector is working to install steel beams, […]

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BMF Agri hits the ground running

1 Nov , 2023  

For three generations and counting, the Farrellys have been looking after the needs of farmers in Meath and surrounding counties. Established in Carnaross by Ben Farrelly in partnership with his father Peter as recently as 2020, BMF Agri is a relatively new name in agricultural contracting but has hit the ground running as this family […]

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Green Line Agri & Plant Services – a Premier outfit

26 Oct , 2023  

Green Line Agri & Plant Services has been providing a top-class contracting service to farmers within a 15-mile radius of its Donohill, Co. Tipperary base since 1999. A native of Thomastown, Arklow, Co. Wicklow, Darren Leopold set up the business two years after moving to Donohill to do an apprenticeship in farm management. He has received tremendous […]

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Castleisland Co-Op Mart sells the ‘best of cattle’

24 Oct , 2023  

Established in 1959, Castleisland Co-Op is one of the oldest and largest livestock marts in the country, selling over 60,000 cattle per year. It comes alive every Monday and Wednesday when farmers from far and wide converge for the popular calves / weanlings and general sales. Situated in the heart of the Co. Kerry town, […]

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DT Forestry makes the cut

18 Oct , 2023  

Founded in May 2021, DT Forestry Ltd has already established itself as a leading specialist in clear felling, thinning and laying of forest roadways. Tree shears and mulching services are also available. Based in Kilcogy, Co. Cavan, the company employs four people and is a joint partnership between Derek McKeon and Tomás Nannery, who also […]

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More and more farmers putting their faith in E. Mitchell Engineering

12 Oct , 2023  

Farmers the full length of the west coast continue to give E. Mitchell Engineering the ultimate seal of approval and proprietor Emmet Mitchell confirms that he is busier than ever as he moves into his seventh year delivering high-quality farm buildings and certified structural steel services. Since skilled steel fabricator Emmet Mitchell returned home from […]

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GRIMME Ireland leading the way in machinery and service

10 Oct , 2023  

Eleven years on from the company’s inception, the trusty team at GRIMME Ireland – who provide farmers across the island with the world’s most iconic machinery for the planting and harvesting of root crops and an aftersales service to match – are busier than ever. We popped into their Balbriggan HQ and briefly interrupted commercial […]

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Crecora Mills – the perfect mix

4 Oct , 2023  

Crecora Mills has been manufacturing and supplying high-quality animal feeds to farmers for over 40 years. The family-run business covers the Munster region with two locations in Co. Limerick and one in Co. Kerry. From humble beginnings in the early 1980s when John O’Connell started making animal feed to supplement the family farm, Crecora Mills […]

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McAllen Agri celebrates 25 years

27 Sep , 2023  

Celebrating 25 years in business, McAllen Agri Ltd in Gort, Co. Galway is a leading contracting firm specialising in pit and baled silage, slurry and dung spreading, reseeding, digger work – including site clearance, land reclamation and drainage – and grain harvesting. The McAllen name has been synonymous with farm contracting in the South Galway […]