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Leitrim

Organic Centre set to celebrate Potato Day

Rural Life

29 days ago

Organic Centre set to celebrate Potato Day

Potato Day will be marked with a packed line-up of activities at the Organic Centre in Rossinver, Co. Leitrim, tomorrow, Sunday, March 1.

Driver arrested in Leitrim for towing overloaded trailer

Rural Life

2 months ago

Driver arrested in Leitrim for towing overloaded trailer

Gardaí recently stopped a driver in Co. Leitrim after their vehicle was deemed not roadworthy and their trailer was found to be overloaded.

AG MAG creating connections between farming generations

Rural Life

4 months ago

AG MAG creating connections between farming generations

A new farming magazine for kids is creating connection between the generations, according to the editor-in-chief of AG MAG, Stephen Keane.

Fit Farmers builds on success by expanding into additional counties

Rural Life

5 months ago

Fit Farmers builds on success by expanding into additional counties

The Fit Farmers' programme continues to build momentum in supporting farmer health, expanding into Westmeath and Leitrim.

Ireland's Tidiest Town for 2025 revealed

Rural Life

5 months ago

Ireland's Tidiest Town for 2025 revealed

Carrick-on-Shannon in Co. Leitrim has been named Ireland's Tidiest Town for 2025. This year, 929...

Rural Life

8 months ago

Dromod Boxty founded on deep connection to rural living

A deep connection to rural living and its heritage ingredients provided the foundation for a food enterprise founded in Leitrim

Dromod Boxty founded on deep connection to rural living

Rural Life

8 months ago

Gardaí recover some items stolen from Leitrim yard

Gardaí have confirmed that a number of items stolen from a yard in Co. Leitrim earlier this month have been recovered.

Gardaí recover some items stolen from Leitrim yard

Rural Life

10 months ago

Cllr calls for 'tighter system' for timber haulage on rural roads

Councillor Mary Bohan has called for county councillors to be given more power to stop timber hauliers from extracting timber on rural roads.

Cllr calls for 'tighter system' for timber haulage on rural roads

Rural Life

11 months ago

Use of farmland for proposed north-west greenway not 'acceptable'

Farmer representatives have highlighted what they describe as "very serious concerns" regarding the proposed SLNCR greenway

Use of farmland for proposed north-west greenway not 'acceptable'

Rural Life

11 months ago

Leitrim ploughing match postponed following local tragedy

Co. Leitrim Ploughing Association has decided to postpone its annual ploughing match, following a local tragedy in the area this week

Leitrim ploughing match postponed following local tragedy

Rural Life

12 months ago

CSO - what are house prices looking like across the country?

The lowest median price for a house in Ireland in the 12 months to February 2025 was in Co. Leitrim, according to the latest data on house prices

CSO - what are house prices looking like across the country?

Rural Life

12 months ago

Gardaí: Teenager dies after collision involving tractor in Leitrim

Gardaí have confirmed that a teenager has died following a road traffic collision involving a tractor in Co. Leitrim.

Gardaí: Teenager dies after collision involving tractor in Leitrim

Environment

12 months ago

Information meeting on GAEC 2 to be held in Leitrim today

An information meeting on GAEC 2 will be held by all farmer organisations this evening (Thursday, April 10) in Co. Leitrim

Information meeting on GAEC 2 to be held in Leitrim today

Rural Life

12 months ago

Leitrim farmers showcase ring forts

Leitrim farmers who have ring forts on their land are being asked to get involved in a survey being organised by Leitrim Fort Group in May

Leitrim farmers showcase ring forts

Rural Life

about 1 year ago

Photos: Farm births see sextuplet lambs and triplet calves

Two separate farm births have defied the odds this March, with sextuplet lambs born in Co. Wicklow and triplet calves born in Co. Cavan

Photos: Farm births see sextuplet lambs and triplet calves

Agri-Business

about 1 year ago

Man dies in workplace incident at Donegal farm

A man has died in a workplace incident at a farm in Newtowncunningham in Co. Donegal. Gardaí...

Man dies in workplace incident at Donegal farm

Environment

about 1 year ago

ACRES farmers attend hedgerow management workshop

A group of farmers participating in ACRES Co-operation recently attended a hedgerow management workshop in Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim.

ACRES farmers attend hedgerow management workshop

Rural Life

about 1 year ago

Man (60s) dies in incident on farm in Leitrim

Gardaí have confirmed that a man in his 60s has died following an accident on a farm in Co. Leitrim on Tuesday (February 4).

Man (60s) dies in incident on farm in Leitrim

Agri Politics

about 1 year ago

Watch: On the Record - 'ACRES is too complex' - Heydon

Minister Martin Heydon, has said it is "not acceptable" to him that certain farmers have not been paid "back from 2023" in relation to ACRES.

Watch: On the Record - 'ACRES is too complex' - Heydon

Rural Life

about 1 year ago

Rambling houses invited to show a sign at their gates

Displaying a sign 'Ramblers welcome tonight' on gates around the countryside is one of the suggestions that the Just Rambling project has received

Rambling houses invited to show a sign at their gates

Rural Life

about 1 year ago

'Organic farming levels lag behind European counterparts'

There is real concern that national levels of organic farming, while increasing, still lag behind our European counterparts,

'Organic farming levels lag behind European counterparts'

Agri-Business

about 1 year ago

'Farmers learn from over-reliance on international markets' - expert

%%excerpt%% Irish farmers and producers have learnt from over- reliance on international markets for seed supply, with heatwaves in Europe causing blight in 95% of organic varieties, said Aaron McGowan, head gardener at the Organic Centre, Leitrim.

'Farmers learn from over-reliance on international markets' - expert

Rural Life

about 1 year ago

Drumshanbo students win for electric fence 'Wasp' product

Students from Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim, took first place in the U18 Future Cast Young Entrepreneurs' competition for coming up with a...

Drumshanbo students win for electric fence 'Wasp' product

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