Around 6,000 chickens have been killed in a fire that engulfed a farm building on the outskirts of Dungannon on Sunday evening.

Thousands of chickens killed in Dungannon farm blaze

A general view of Holstein dairy cows in a field.

Co Down farm-based company Clandeboye Estate is to invest more than £2m in expanding its yoghurt business to allow for a four-fold increase in production.

Co Down company to invest £2m in yoghurt production expansion

Safety and social distancing are becoming major concerns after thousands flock to tourist hotspot.

People asked not to visit Fermanagh's famous boardwalk

A report into rural crime has shown that it cost Northern Ireland £3.3m in 2019 – a “significant upsurge” blamed on criminal gangs targeting expensive farm vehicles and livestock.

‘Fear and anxiety’ among farming community over rural crime

An investigation is being carried out into the circumstances surrounding the death of a man on a farm on the outskirts of Londonderry.

Community saddened by death of man on Derry farm

The number of fines issued by police in Northern Ireland over social distancing rules dropped from nearly 400 to 30 in a month.

Social distance fines in NI drop from almost 400 to 30 in a month

Seventy firefighters are battling two gorse fires in Ballycastle described as “significant” by the Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service.

70 firefighters tackle ‘significant’ Ballycastle gorse fires

An existing service to help vulnerable people in rural areas stay connected will now be repurposed to help with deliveries of essentials.

More measures to help vulnerable people in rural areas

Dairy producers and farmers in NI face a “certain doomsday scenario” if there is a no-deal Brexit, a representative body has warned.

NI dairy industry facing ‘doomsday’ in event of no-deal

A man in his 70s has had to be rescued from a farm shed in Co Fermanagh after being overcome by slurry fumes that killed two cows.

Farmer rescued after being overcome by slurry fumes

The PSNI has allocated a team of detectives to investigate ATM thefts across NI, after a spate of seven incidents in four months.

Seven attacks on ATMs across NI in four months

Two fishermen have been reunited with their NI-registered trawlers after they were seized by the Irish navy, amid a row over fishing rights.

Fishermen reunited with NI trawlers seized by Irish navy

One of the iconic trees made famous by the fantasy drama Game Of Thrones has been uprooted by strong overnight gales.


Overnight gales tear 'Dark Hedges' tree out of ground

Thousands of tonnes of Northern Irish animal waste destined for the Republic of Ireland could be threatened by a no-deal Brexit. 

Animal waste export 'threatened' under no deal Brexit

Snowy conditions - seen across Antrim, Londonderry and Donegal - has caused traffic build-up and a number of minor accidents. 

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