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Key tips on repairing or creating farm roadways
Martin Merrick
Martin Merrick looks at some of the areas that farmers may need to draw their attention to when it comes to roadway maintenance.
23 April 2024 News
Over €40m to improve rural roads and laneways
Minister Heather Humphreys has announced a record funding allocation of €40m for repairs and improvements of non-public rural roads and laneways.
26 March 2024 News
Watch: farmers take over Brussels again
Farmers travelled to Brussels on Tuesday with their tractors to protest for the third time this year.
Limerick farmers to be better informed on road project
Hedges along the route from Rathkeale into Askeaton and on to Foynes were removed in the past week.
28 February 2024 News
Farmer protests step up around Europe
Protesters in Spain blocked access to the Castellon Port this week by setting fire to a line of tractor tyres at the port's entrance.
8 February 2024 News
Colm McCarthy - Paris parking charge hike, lessons for Dublin
Central area residents in Paris already enjoy a 15-minute city in many respects and car ownership rates per household are even lower than in the central areas of Dublin.
7 February 2024 Viewpoints
French farmers call a halt to protests
French farmers have spread slurry on public buildings and dumped rotten fruit and vegetables in protest over new trade deals and imports from Ukraine.
2 February 2024 News
Storm Isha: keep phones charged and only travel when necessary
The public has been advised to stay away from coastal areas, with damaging gusts and wave overtopping expected.
21 January 2024 News
'New and improved' national roads agreement negotiated by IFA
This new agreement will apply to land compulsorily acquired for national road developments between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2027.
20 December 2023 News
Colm McCarthy: political support for rail options for Ireland
Bus-based public transport also enjoys built-in cost advantages over rail in a low-density country with sprawling cities.
4 November 2023 Viewpoints
Action needed on rotten roadside ash trees - Fitzmaurice
People could be killed if the threat posed by roadside trees infected with ash dieback is not addressed, warns TD
29 October 2023 News