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Free Property Clinic at the Ploughing Championship

15 Sep , 2016  

The Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland has announced that it will be holding free property clinics for the general public at the Ploughing Championships in Tullamore, Co. Offaly next week. The clinics will be held over the three days of the Championships and up to 20 Chartered Surveyors from around the country, like estate agents, […]

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25 years and counting for Mossie Lane

15 Sep , 2016  

Working from their base in Abbeyfeale Co Limerick Mossie Lane Steel Fabrications has been providing top class steel farm and industrial buildings for over 25 years now. The reliability and excellent service that his company provides are two of the main reasons why it continues to grow and gain repeat business from its customers. Indeed […]

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Breffni Mushrooms are a growing concern

14 Sep , 2016  

Breffni Mushrooms specialise in supplying high quality mushrooms to consumers, retailers and the catering and processing sectors. Company founder Eugene Kiernan spoke to Irish Tractor & Agri magazine about the company’s success to date and plans for the future. Cavan-based Breffni Mushrooms epitomises the progressive and innovative culture in the mushroom industry where entrepreneurial producers […]

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Tractor Run in Crossakiel a great success

13 Sep , 2016  

The Village Green in Crossakiel seven mile north of Kells in County Meath was a hive of activity last Sunday morning. Well over 150 tractors, vintage and not so vintage, motorbikes and vintage cars gathered for a ‘Run’ in aid of a local charity ‘Toms Walking Wish’. Tom Lynch aged 3 from Kilskyre has being […]

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Kennedy Bros Agri Contractors in the midlands

13 Sep , 2016  

Kennedy Bros Agri Contractors Ltd has been serving the needs of farmers in the midlands and west for over 65 years. Operating from Ballyforan on the Roscommon-Galway border, the family-run concern offers a comprehensive agri contracting service which includes silage cutting, round baling, slurry spreading, ploughing, reseeding and plant hire. Established by Tom Kennedy in […]

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The customer comes first at Francis Dunn Farm Supplies & Machinery

13 Sep , 2016  

DeLaval agents Francis Dunn Farm Supplies & Machinery of County Down offer milking solutions tailored precisely to their customers needs and have 34 years of satisfied customers to prove it. DeLaval is a world leader in the dairy farming industry, providing integrated milking solutions designed to improve dairy farmers’ production, animal welfare and overall quality of […]

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Learning with experience at Tullyvolty

9 Sep , 2016  

Sheep farmer Brian Nicholson of Tullyvolty House Farm in Johnstown, Kilkenny is passionate about what he does and, along with his wife Alison, runs a progressive and sustainable operation. Sheep farming is an important indigenous industry in Ireland, with widespread production throughout the country and some 35,000 flock owners at farm level. Unlike production in […]

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Amber targets bright future in West Cork with Bandon Co-op

9 Sep , 2016  

Amber, one of Munster’s largest fuel retailers, today announced the opening of its new un-manned outlet at Bandon Co-op Enniskeane, Co. Cork. The site is part of a €3million investment project by Amber and its partner sites across the West Cork region. Amber’s significant growth plans have supported in the development of 60 full and […]

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Forty years of David McGrath Refrigeration

8 Sep , 2016  

Many dairy farmers in the south-east have availed of the services of David McGrath Refrigeration Ltd, which is celebrating 40 years in business. Operating from a one-acre site at Newrath on the Kilkenny-Waterford border, the company has earned a reputation for prompt and high-quality refrigeration service and cost-saving workmanship. While the company undertakes all kinds […]

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Half a century of excellence

7 Sep , 2016  

Albert J Jones Agri Equipment & Dairy Supplies provide unrivalled sales, installation and call-out services across County Fermanagh and beyond. We travelled to their Ederney base and met Mark Jones to find out more about this exceptional family operation. It’s a landmark year for Albert J Jones Agri Equipment & Dairy Supplies, who are celebrating […]

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