Airbnb-style operators renting for over seven years may get planning reprieve
Operators will have to show tax compliance for the time they have been in business
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Further death from bird flu confirmed in Co Cork
Increase reported in number of deaths from disease in swans
Ryanair and Irish aircraft leasing companies are Boeing’s biggest customers
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon is visiting Seattle, San Francisco and Sacramento to promote Ireland ahead of St Patrick’s Day
Coolmore asks not to be hit with maximum €250,000 fines for destroying historic hedgerows
Coolmore says it was unaware of the law requiring it to seek approval for removal of more than 500m of hedgerows and that breach of prohibition was an error
How Phil Hogan laid the groundwork for a possible comeback
Former minister and European commissioner nominated by Government following independent selection process
Phil Hogan nominated by Government to contest race for senior UN job
Hogan secures backing to participate in election to be body’s next Food and Agriculture Organisation director general
Has 10 years of microchipping improved the welfare of dogs?
There is a consensus that legislation needs tightening, but microchipping is widely acknowledged as a positive first step
Man convicted on dog neglect charges must pay more than €15,000 in fines and costs
Pat O’Neill banned from keeping a dog for 10 years after pleading guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to seven dogs in his care
Martin Heydon complains to Garda after protest against Bord Bia chairman
Signs alleged to have been ripped from door after against protest Larry Murrin
Surge in potato imports led to seizures of Egyptian vegetables affected by ‘tuber moth’
Poor European harvests led to surge in potato imports in 2024
Sharks on brink of extinction caught in tangle nets in protected Irish waters
Seals also among the animals killed as by-catch of growing crayfishing industry
MEP Mullooly’s enthusiasm for ‘mother of all trade deals’ powdered down
Change coming at Department of Justice, Hamnet hits home with grief charity, wedding group hopes to turn Ireland in next Lake Como
Former EU commissioner Phil Hogan seeks Government backing for senior UN role
Ex-Fine Gael minister resigned from senior European position in light of Golfgate controversy during pandemic
How to earn up to six figures by planting trees in Ireland
Grants, premium payments and tax relief can make forestry an appealing investment option, assuming you can buy the land at a reasonable price
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