It’s all in a day’s work, they say, as many farmers begin their work early mornings. But this has come to an abrupt end for some farmers who have been issued legal letters ordering them to stop working in the early hours as this impacts on the quality of life of their neighbours.
According to the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA), who were quite surprised by the news, despite it being a rare occurrence, it has and is happening in the country.
Speaking at the IFA annual general meeting recently, Kerry IFA chair Billy Kelleher says that people may initiate legal actions against farmers for carrying out basic farming activities such as starting work early in the morning. Kelleher adds that planning guidelines are needed in order for rural communities to be vibrant and self-sustaining.
“We need to ensure we have a continued flow of young people into rural Ireland. We can’t have a situation where people can’t get planning or live there. In the event of that being the case then very quickly communities become old and stale,” he stated.
In his view Kelleher says there is a big problem with serial objectors who are against one-off rural houses, which he believes has to be dealt with in legislation.
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