Rural Life
Case dismissed against woman who provided bull semen analysis
By David Forsythe A case brought by the Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI) against a woman who provided a bull...
Court
Rural Life
Court: Judge insists farmer must attend court in assault case
By Gordon Deegan A judge has told a court that a farmer’s new baby will be one month old by the...
N.Ireland
Court: Farmer fined for unlawful possession of veterinary medicines
A farmer in Northern Ireland has been fined in court for unlawful possession of veterinary medicines and failure to keep...
Rural Life
Veterinary inspector banned from keeping dogs
A veterinary inspector has been disqualified from keeping dogs for seven years after appearing in court recently. Michael O’Reilly admitted...
Rural Life
Man fined for illegal hare hunting in Clare
By Gordon Deegan A wife “absolutely scalded” her husband for engaging in illegal Irish hare hunting in Doolin, Co Clare,...
N.Ireland
Court: NI farmer fined £1,000 for farm effluent pollution
A Co. Tyrone farmer has been convicted and fined at Omagh Magistrates’ Court today (Monday, June 24) in relation to...
Rural Life
High Court notes failure to use beacon on tractor in damages claim
The High Court has ruled that the estate of a man who died in a road traffic collision in Co....
Rural Life
Farmer who made false statement about cattle loses appeal
By Ryan Dunne A 52-year-old Roscommon farmer who made a false statement to gardaí that his cattle were missing, when...
Rural Life
Additional jail term for man convicted of 'horrific assault' on farmer
A 75-year-old farmer and retired school teacher has branded a man who subjected him to “a horrific assault” as “a coward,...
Rural Life
Court: Fertiliser company fined €350k over fatal accident
A fertiliser company has been fined €350,000 following fatal accident where an employee of a contractor was crushed. Today, Monday...
Rural Life
Court security raised with gardaí in relation to cow dung case
By Gordon Deegan A judge has requested gardaí to address court security issues at Gort courthouse ahead of the case where a...
Agri-Business
US judge rules case involving Kerrygold packaging to proceed
Ornua has failed in its attempt to have a case alleging that chemicals previously used in its Kerrygold packaging could...
Farm Safety
Contractor fined €65,000 following machinery incident
An agricultural contractor has been fined €65,000 for health and safety offences arising from an unguarded farm machinery incident, according...
Rural Life
Court: Agricultural contractor given prison sentence for fraud
By Jessica Magee An agricultural contractor from Leitrim has been sentenced in court to two and a half years in...
Agri-Business
€470k in assets seized in EU agri funding fraud case
Assets worth €470,000 have been seized in Italy as part of an EU agricultural funding fraud case. At the request...
N.Ireland
HSENI: £50k in fines given after engineer is fatally struck by tree
A total of £50,000 in fines was given out to a construction company and Newry, Mourne and Down District Council...
N.Ireland
Court: Farmer fined for water pollution in Northern Ireland
A 34-year-old farmer has been convicted and fined by a court in Northern Ireland for water pollution offences. Andrew Hogg...
Rural Life
US man attempted to create 'giant sheep' for captive hunting
A US man has pleaded guilty to two felony wildlife crimes as part of an almost decade-long effort to create...