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File photo dated 21/2/25 of Lady Eleanor Donaldson arrives at Newry Crown Court. Eleanor Donaldson, the wife of disgraced former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson

Eleanor Donaldson placed on sex offenders’ register and given supervision order

Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir speaking at the Parliament Buildings in Stormont, Belfast, following the publication of a report into the controversial shooting of 51 cows in Co Tyrone, which were shot dead in June on land near Fivemiletown in a cull carried out by the Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs' (Daera) Humane Slaughter Team. Picture date: Tuesday November 10, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Liam McBurney/Press Association

Report finds ‘insufficient consideration’ to impact of sight of slaughtered cows

Gareth Wilson MLA

Wilson: Minister is out of touch with the realities facing family farms

Michelle McIlveen

DUP will oppose carbon audit penalties on farmers – McIlveen

Newry and Armagh MLA Gareth Wilson

Fivemiletown cull report to be published next week

Gareth Wilson, MLA for Newry and Armagh

Wilson concerned by soaring TB compensation costs in Armagh and Newry

Carla Lockhart has confirmed she has quit the DUP

Lockhart quits DUP to sit as independent Unionist MP

Micah Wilson being interviewed by the BBC.

Praise for model makers at Moira show

Andrew Muir

DAERA Minister Andrew Muir defends leaving chamber during no confidence motion

Andrew Muir

Motion of 'no confidence' in AERA Minister Andrew Muir falls in Assembly chamber

The emergency services are currently in attendance at an incident in Co Down following reports of "people trapped in a trench". The Ballygowan Road, Crossnacreevy, has been closed following the incident on Friday, October 2, with police asking drivers to avoid the area and find alternative routes for their journeys.

Two people have died after emergency at the Ballygowan Road in Crossnacreevy

Residents have said they have been without landline and internet access for over a week.

Openreach being asked to assist older farmers unprepared for loss of landline

Photo by Aaron McCracken/Harrisons - Paul Berry

Call for 'clear and urgent review of the SES consultation process'

SDLP appeal for A5 improvement at Stormont

'Too many people have died' - A5 must be delivered ahead of October 6

Jon Burrows Ulster Unionist Party Leader and Jonathan Buckley Democratic Unionist Party join the crowd.Northern Irish farmers are gathering outside parliament buildings (Stormont) today to protest against the shooting of 51 cattle near Fivemiletown.

Fivemiletown cattle cull set to be debated in the Assembly in weeks

A learner driver

Gareth Wilson welcomes clarity on tractor driving experience for new GDL
Clarity from the Department of Infrastructure on the new Graduated Driving License for young people who already hold a tractor license, has been welcomes by DUP MLA Gareth Wilson.
Gemma Murray

Screen grab from the NI Assembly of People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll holding a bottle of green water, which he said was from Lough Neagh, during Members Statements in the Northern Ireland Assembly at Parliament Buildings in east Belfast. Issue date: Tuesday September 22, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: NI Assembly/PA Wire

Bottle of green water from Lough Neagh produced in Stormont Assembly chamber

Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart

Parents deserve transparency over halal meat in school meals: MP

hunting with dogs

Hunting with dogs bill will create 'chill effect' for landowners - Gareth Wilson

Photo L-R: Tracy Doherty (Farming Community Network) Gareth Wilson MLA and George Doherty at Parliament Buildings, Stormont.

Wilson encourages farmers to use FCN support services

Andrew Muir.jpg

DUP MLA tables motion of no confidence in Stormont minister Andrew Muir

Lough Neagh algae

DUP need to be straight with farmers on NI Water, says Alliance MLA John Blair

Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart

MP accuses AFBI of ‘marking own homework’ in wake of whistleblowing allegations

Tandragee farm fire

Tandragee farmer says freak fire 'could have been worse if wind had changed'

Gareth Wilson MLA

Wilson expresses frustration at committee meeting

Gareth Wilson MLA pictured on the steps of Stormont. Mr Wilson said the independent review must be "genuinely independent, comprehensive and transparent".

'Minister's statement raises more questions than it answers' - Wilson

Carla Lockhart MP Upper Bann

'Barbaric execution of cattle is one of biggest DAERA scandals' - Carla Lockhart
DUP Agriculture spokesperson Carla Lockhart MP has described the “mass and barbaric execution of cattle during a DAERA operation near Fivemiletown, County Tyrone, as one of the biggest scandals the department”.
Gemma Murray

Woodshed with logs cut and perfectly aligned for heating during winter

'Many rural families rely on wood burning stoves as heating arrangements'

Gareth Wilson and Jonathan Buckley at Armagh Show

Gareth Wilson MLA has praised the organisers of Armagh Show

Gavin Robinson

Robinson questions impact of environmental policy on farming

Carla Lockhart MP in Westminster

Carla Lockhart calls for greater scrutiny of SES at County Hall in Ballymena

gunman shooting the asphalt pigeon

Firearm licensing not likely to be introduced during current Assembly mandate

Former Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson Photo Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press

Sex offences trial of former DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson due to start today

DUP Leader Gavin Robinson out and about across the Balmoral Show last week

"Farmers and rural businesses want to see government working alongside them"

Carla Lockhart MP, Diane Dodds MLA, Diane Forsythe MLA and Gareth Wilson MLA after the meeting

'I know the difference these workers make in people’s lives' - Carla Lockhart

DUP Agriculture Spokesperson Michelle McIlveen MLA with Robbie Neill, Stonebridge Cottage Farm Ballygowan, at Balmoral Show

Parties must back up support for NI’s agri-food sector with meaningful action

Some time ago the Former Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has arrived at court in Newry to face a number of historical sex charges.

Jeffrey Donaldson trial ‘on track’ to begin May 26, says judge

building site

NI Environment Agency taking up 515 days to respond to planning consultations

Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart

"Continued emergence of negative revelations is doing nothing to rebuild trust"

Glenn Cuddy, UFU deputy president

"Action to eradicate bovine TB, must now be delivered without further delay”

Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart

"Rising food prices are exposing weaknesses in the national food system"

Glenn Cuddy, UFU deputy president

"Action to eradicate bovine TB, must now be delivered without further delay”

Tim McClelland

DUP vote against ‘copy and paste’ Alliance motion

Farming Life news

If your dog chases a squirrel then you risk imprisonment warns CAI

Alliance's Andrew Muir

'Reliance on fossil fuels exposes local industries to global events'

Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart

Support for Great British Beef Week, taking place from 23rd to 30th April

Newry and Armagh DUP MLA Gareth Wilson

“I have serious concerns about the proposal to increase firearms licensing fees"

Gareth Wilson MLA at Gosford Park

Wilson continues Gosford footbridge lobby

Robbie Butler

Butler calls for realism on climate targets

DUP Agriculture spokesperson Carla Lockhart MP

"Bovine TB represents a major strain on farm profitability"

Gareth Wilson MLA pictured at Gosford Forest Park with DFI Minister Liz Kimmons along with ABC Council and Forest Service Officials.

Wilson meets DFI Minister on Gosford footbridge

Carla Lockhart MP (Upper Bann, Democratic Unionist Party)

"Step up now, back the industries that hold this country together"

Pictured at AFBI Hillsborough L-R Stanley McDowell (AFBI CEO), Carla Lockhart (DUP), Elizabeth Magowan (AFBI Director), Michelle McIlveen (DUP) and Jonathan Buckley (DUP).

AFBI welcomes DUP representatives to its research farm at Hillsborough

Carla Lockhart MP

Lockhart raises concerns around Mercosur deal progression

DIP MLA Michelle McIlveen

ANC payment would be prioritised over all other payments to farmers - McIlveen

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