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Antiques Roadshow at the Hunt Museum Limerick

The Friends of the Hunt Museum will host an Antiques Roadshow on Sunday 26 June, 2022 from noon to 4pm. Visitors will be able to have any object identified and valued by a panel of experts from the Irish Antique Dealers Association as well as well-known auctioneers. These experts will cover all areas including books, coins, general ephemera, glass, ceramics, silver, pictures, furniture, textiles, to name a few. In fact,…

Call to agri-tech startups to enter Agri T-Jam

The fifth annual Agri T-Jam, hosted by Tesco and World Agri-Tech provides seed/early-stage agri-tech startups worldwide with an opportunity to work with Tesco and its supply chain partners to help them achieve net-zero. At least one of the finalists will receive: Fast-track introductions and mentoring by the agriculture team at Tesco and its supplier networkPotential to trial the solutionPitch live at the World Agri-Tech Innovation SummitSchedule 1-to-1 meetings with investors…

Farming industry “needs a break” regarding green diesel

At a recent meeting at Ballymote Mart, Sligo-Leitrim Sinn Féin representative Martin Kenny put out the call for government to commit to lower green diesel (agricultural diesel) prices below €1.20/L. Kenny highlighted the fact that while cattle and sheep prices are up, they have not doubled, as has the cost of everything, which “seems to have doubled and even more doubled”. He added that the price of fertiliser alone has doubled and,…

Enhanced Illness Benefit extended until end September

The Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys, TD, announced on 21 June, 2022 that the Government has approved the extension of the Enhanced Illness Benefit from the end of June until the end of September 2022. Employees and self-employed people diagnosed with Covid-19 or as a probable source of infection by a medical practitioner are eligible. The Benefit is paid at the weekly rate of €350 from the first day…

Online Auctions – Wednesday’s Calendar 22/06/2022

Wednesday’s auctions on LSL. Register at www.lslauctions.com to take part. *Details correct at the time of publication. Auctions are subject to change without notification.

Highlights at Charleville Agricultural Show

The Charleville Agricultural Show makes for a great family day out. The event will run on 25 and 26 June, 2022, at Ballyhea, Pike Cross, Ballyhea in Charleville. Established in 1979, it has grown from strength to strength every year. With numerous interesting events to be seen, varying from judging of cattle, horses, sheep, horticulture, dogs, arts & crafts, cookery and numerous children’s competitions, live music, pets corner, kids entertainment…

Book for Richard Malone on ‘Giacometti: From Life’

The National Gallery of Ireland will host artist-in-residence Richard Malone as he shares his perspective on ‘Giacometti: From Life’ in the Millennium Wing Studio on 23 June, 2022 from 6.30pm to 7.30pm. He is part of the public programme for the gallery’s summer exhibition of the same name. The Irish artist and fashion designer will also speak about his inspirational career, his dynamic art practice, and his ambitions for ‘Giacometti: From…

Call for young farmer support grows

Macra’s demand for government action on young farmer support has been reenforced by Sinn Féin MEP Chris MacManus, Member of the European Parliament Agricultural Committee. MEP MacManus commented that, last week: “Macra President John Keane called out the Irish Government for its failure to prioritise generational renewal. President Keane rightly highlighted that Ireland is an outlier in this context and even the European Commission is concerned.” “In support of our…

Bloomsday – 100 years of Joyce’s ‘Ulysses’

The largest Bloomsday celebration to date was hosted by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and Ireland’s global network of embassies and consulates on 16 June, 2022. DFA and Museum of Literature Ireland (MoLI) collaborated with 35 Irish embassies and consulates worldwide to create ‘Hold to the Now’, a new short film for Bloomsday. Filming took place across five continents from Cairo to Kyiv, Austin to Abuja, Singapore to Santiago,…

Market looks to new crop markets

The market is looking to new crop markets as trading of old crop supplies in June is traditionally much lower, according to the Irish Farmers’ Association. Grain price sentiment remains largely unchanged this week (16 June, 2022) and prices remain similar to last week. The last three weeks have seen a downward trend over news on potential grain corridors out of Ukraine. Paris MATIF wheat for 22 September closed (15…

Online Auctions – Tuesday’s Calendar 21/06/2022

Tuesday’s auctions on LSL. Register at www.lslauctions.com to take part. *Details correct at the time of publication. Auctions are subject to change without notification.

Two-day Ardingly International Antiques & Collectors Fair

The Ardingly International Antiques & Collectors Fair takes place at the South of England Showground, Ardingly, Nr Haywards Heath in West Sussex from Tuesday 21 June to Wednesday 22 June, 2022. This cosmopolitan antiques showcase is regarded as the largest fair in the South of England. Local, national and international dealers and buyers regularly attend this iacf event. Ardingly Antiques Fair hosts up to 1,700 stalls housing thousands of…

Good returns predicted for world dairy market in the near future

It appears that the global dairy market will provide good returns for the foreseeable future due to reduced global milk supply. This is as key Irish milk processors raised their milk prices by at least 2c/L this week. The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board’s (AHDB) confirmed that the world’s milk production recorded a year-on-year deficit in March 2022, with total milk deliveries across the key producing countries down 0.7% since 2021.…

‘For the Love of the Master’ exhibition opens

Conceived to commemorate the tercentenary of the birth of Piranesi in 2020, the Office of Public Works (OPW) finally presents ‘For the Love of the Master’, an international exhibition featuring work by 25 artists. The selected work celebrates the legacy of this versatile Roman artist in the 21st century. Between his birth near Venice in 1720 and his death in Rome in 1778, Giovanni Battista Piranesi became renowned as an…

Weekly throughput for beef continues to fall

Supplies continue to tighten with last week’s (12 June 2022) beef throughput down for the sixth consecutive week when bank holidays are considered. That’s according to IFA livestock chairman Brendan Golden, who said the weekly throughput has dropped by over 7,000 head since the end of April to just 30,112 (last week) with further reductions anticipated in the coming weeks. Numbers of finished cattle are just not on the ground.…

Bloom garden showcase applauds dairy farmers

For the recent Bloom garden showcase, Cork landscape designer Sean Russell styled the National Dairy Council Sustainable Dairy Farm Garden to resemble a traditional, old-style Irish country farm. Complete with milk churns, dry stone walls, a mature grass clover pasture, and an old open structured farm outhouse, the display included bespoke metal furniture and a specially commissioned metal wire woven cow. The garden showcase was designed to emphasise the importance…

Cootehill Mart – Live & Timed Farm & Plant Machinery Auction – 18/06 – 20/06

Cootehill Mart Machinery Auctions is holding a Live & Timed Farm & Plant Machinery auction via LSL Auctions on Saturday 18 June at 11:00. Lots include: New Holland Ts115 Husqvarna Chain saw Ramp folds up 3 ton trailer hitch Stihl ms125 strimmer Honda hrx 537 lawnmower Fertiliser sower Doda 35 lurry pump Bale stacker on mast Husqvarna front deck rider 5 x 8ft hurdlesLot of wavin fittings Large dining tableCow…

Silage time with Farmer Phil and the MF 2725

It’s silage time and Farmer Phil can barely contain his excitement. “It’s one of my favourite jobs, and I don’t get to do it half enough,” he says. What’s more, the Massey Ferguson 2725 is out on the draw for the first time (minus a window and some doors) and he wonders if she handle it! The first cut at silage time is action-packed. Farmer Phil sums it up: “Liv,…

Exemptions for home solar panels and other buildings proposed

The Minister of State for Planning and Local Government, Peter Burke, TD, this week published proposed revisions to the existing planning exemptions for the installation of solar panels on the roofs of houses and certain non-domestic buildings. A public consultation process as part of the Strategic Environmental Assessment process is now open, and will run until 13 July. The proposed changes are aimed at increasing Ireland’s generation of solar energy and national…

Arthur Swallow Antiques & Home Show

The Arthur Swallow Antiques & Home Show is a long-standing one-day showground event with avenues, shopping arcades and an indoor area hosting dealers from the UK and Europe. There are three upcoming dates this year, which make a great outing for one-offs and multiples and ideal for trade, home buyers, stylists, props buyers and those stocking retail outlets. Established in 1995, the Antiques & Home Show is regarded by some to be an…

Call for much higher suckler supports valid, says ICSA

Jimmy Cosgrave, ICSA suckler chairman, has commented that the recent Teagasc National Farm Survey 2021 results indicate that ICSA’s call for substantially higher suckler supports is entirely valid. “Minister McConalogue has made a major mistake in not including a coupled payment for suckler farmers in the CAP strategic plan. This is all the more evident when we see that in 2021, dairy farms made nine times more income than suckler farms,”…

Aurivo Leading Ladies highlight gender equality and diversity

Aurivo Co-operative has launched the Aurivo Leading Ladies, a discussion group focused on the importance of gender equality and diversity in the farming community. Thirteen percent of farmers in Ireland are women, and Aurivo Leading Ladies aims to further empower and provide members with a platform to share knowledge, discuss technical issues and problem-solve topics related to the family farm. Speaking at the group launch, Stephen Blewitt, Aurivo’s General Manager of…

LSL Select Price Report – Cattle Mart 17/06/2022

Friday’s selected Cattle Mart Price Report: Copyright LSL Auctions. SC 400-500KG Highest Price/Kg Lots:STX, 460kg 2.07/kg 950.00LMX, 425kg 1.95/kg 830.00 SC 500-600KG Avg Price/KgLMX 2.24/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:HEX, 535kg 2.39/kg 1280.00LMX, 570kg 2.37/kg 1350.00SHX, 505kg 2.36/kg 1190.00LMX, 560kg 2.21/kg 1240.00LMX, 560kg 2.12/kg 1190.00BBX, 590kg 2.07/kg 1220.00 SC 600-700KG Avg Price/KgAAX 2.33/kgCHX 2.61/kgLMX 2.43/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:LM, 680kg 3.09/kg 2100.00LMX, 600kg 2.95/kg 1770.00CHX, 685kg 2.73/kg 1870.00CHX, 695kg 2.68/kg 1860.00CHX, 640kg 2.66/kg 1700.00LMX, 680kg…

Home repayments impact poverty rates

The impact of rent and mortgage repayments on poverty rates affects single parents, disabled people, and renters who depend on housing support most severely, according to a recent Central Statistics Office (CSO) report. Equality think tank Social Justice Ireland (SJI) says almost 20% of the population is in poverty after making rent and mortgage repayments. “The overall poverty rate in Ireland increases from 11.6% before housing costs are included to…

Sustainable future for the next generation

The European Union (EU) is funding a €2m international project to develop an education programme for young people focusing on a sustainable future for the next generation. The project aims to develop and deploy an education programme that will enhance societal understanding and engagement on circularity and the bioeconomy, centering around five themes: interconnectedness, outdoor learning, forestry, life below water, and the food loop. BioBeo, funded through the Horizon Europe…

Free guided art tours at the National Gallery

Looking for some fun free weekend art tours? The National Gallery of Ireland offers free guided art tours and everyone is welcome – no booking required! Highlights tours: Saturdays at 12.30pm and 2.30pm, Sundays at 1.30pm and 2.30pm. Themed tours: Saturdays at 1.30pm. Family tours: Sundays at 12.30pm. New parents’ tours: the second Monday of the month at 2.30pm Tours for the hard of hearing: the first Thursday of every second…

The Irish Farmer tests a new farm security camera

Farm security camera systems are a real winner in the battle against farm thieves. Rural police say one of the most effective solutions is using farm security cameras like those from the Reolink Go range. But there are various security camera/system options for farms with internet or those without internet and power cords. Want to know what’s happening to your farm animals all the time? Or keep an eye on…

High price volatility in building materials must be curbed – SCSI

The main reasons for current price inflation is high price volatility across building materials – particularly insulation, cement, plasterboard metals, according to the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI). Their Real Cost of New Apartment Delivery reports published in 2017 and 2021 respectively showed that lower-rise suburban apartment delivery costs rose from €155,000 to €177,000 during the four-year period. The report also highlights other factors such as labour cost increases…

Eligible farmers can apply to Fodder Support Scheme worth €56 million

A Fodder Support Scheme worth €56 million was launched this week on 15 June, 2022. The aim of the venture is to incentivise farmers, particularly drystock farmers, to grow more fodder (silage and/or hay) to ensure that the country doesn’t have a shortage over the coming winter and next spring. The budget for the Fodder Support Scheme is €56 million, with a payment rate of up to €100/ha. Minister for…

Applications open for Pig Exceptional Payment Scheme 2

Charlie McConalogue, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, has announced the opening of applications for the Pig Exceptional Payment Scheme 2 (PEPS2) as of 13 June, 2022. In announcing the scheme, Minister McConalogue said: “As I have consistently stated, our pig farmers are remarkably resilient, but I am acutely aware of the unprecedented challenges they are facing at present. Irish pig farmers, alongside others across the EU, are…