Leinster Farm Sales

Big price expected for 70ac Kilkenny holding with a range of farm buildings 

A 70.5ac residential farm at Clone, Kilmoganny near Kells in Co Kilkenny is for sale by private treaty with an overall guide price of €780,000.

Limerick farm sold after 'disappointing' auction 

Despite a shaky start, all ended well at a West Limerick auction last week when a 51ac farm at Lower Shanid, Shanagolden sold in two lots after being withdrawn. The combined proceeds from...

See inside this prime 82ac Meath farm which is guided at €500,000 

About 14 years ago I travelled a few times a week for three months from the midlands to and from Dromcronath in north Meath, close to the border with Louth.

Could Compulsory Purchase Order Bill reduce land owners' legal rights? 

A new bill is currently moving through the Dáil which will see a legal basis provided to IDA Ireland, the semi-State body responsible for foreign direct investment into Ireland, to compulsorily...

Good prices achieved for tillage and grazing land at Kilkenny land letting auction 

Land letting is continuing apace, even for con-acre, with Castlecomer auctioneer Joseph Coogan conducting a busy letting auction last week...

This 107ac Limerick holding includes an architect designed residence and forestry 

Holy Thursday saw me travel deep into the heart of West Limerick, my own home territory.

Vale of Avoca farm sells for €470,000 

A 52ac residential farm at Sulphur Brook in Co Wicklow’s Vale of Avoca sold in lots during and after auction last week, making a total of €470,000.

IFA demands halt to vacant site levies on farmland 

Attempts by local authorities to hit farmland with the 'vacant' site levy are completely unacceptable, it has been warned.

The 'tiger' is back with a bang in farmland market: Record €90,000/ac paid for land in Wexford 

Celtic Tiger prices and buyers are back in the land market as a record €90,000/ac was paid for a 3ac parcel of ground outside Gorey in Co Wexford,...

Ready to go - A compact dairy farm in the midlands is on the market for €380,000 

A former residential dairy farm extending to 52.5ac at Legga village near Moyne in North Longford is for sale by private treaty with a very attractive...

Cavan farm in permanent pasture goes for €5,500/ac 

Oldcastle auctioneer Martin Shortt recently sold a property in three distinct lots making €392,000. Located at Cloughbally, Mullagh and Carricksimon, Virginia, the holding consisted of two farms and...

Packed auction sees tillage land sell for close to €20,000 per acre 

Eamon O'Brien of CCM Property Network Mitchelstown had a good day in the auction room recently when he sold a 17ac parcel of ground at Ballytrasna, Conna making over €19,400/ac.

Broadleaf forests and megalithic tombs add to the ambience of a farm on the market in Meath 

The number of places coming on the market is increasing as the weather improves and ground appears to be drying out.

Limerick farm with 'great potential' on the market for €7,000/ac 

A 115ac farm in the wonderfully named townsland of Evegallahoo at Knockaderry in West Limerick is coming for sale by public auction with a guide price of €7,000 to €8,000/ac.

VIDEO: Big holding of strong south Tipperary land sells for €70k over the guide 

An 86ac residential farm at Moonaloughra, Burncourt in Co Tipperary located between Mitchelstown and Cahir sold under the hammer...

Ireland has the fifth most expensive farmland in Europe 

Irish land prices are the fifth highest in Europe while land rental prices are the fourth highest, according to a new Eurostat statistics.

Bidding battle between local farmers sees Kilkenny farm make €125,000 over the guide 

An 82ac holding at Graiguenamanagh, Co Kilkenny sold under the hammer of Ed Donohoe making €847,000 or €10,300/ac.

High hopes in Kildare for €12,000/ac: Strengthening economy sees land near towns reclaim 'hope value' 

As the economy strengthens, properties on the edges of towns and villages are beginning to...

Compact 62ac Meath farm guided at €600,000 

A fine 62ac block of land with a derelict residence at Kilglynn, Kilcock in Co Meath is coming for auction with a guide price of €600,000 or just under €10,000/ac.

Long-term leases key driver of land mobility service 

Over the past year the Macra na Feirme and FBD Trust Land Mobility Service has enjoyed considerable growth, supporting over 100 new Collaborative Farming Arrangements meaning that this...

Striking equestrian farm on the market in Wicklow cost 'millions' to put in place 

Savills are handling the sale of a striking equestrian farm at Johnstown near Arklow in Co Wicklow.

GALLERY: Renowned pony breeding enterprise comes with a gate lodge and historic neighbour 

When John and Maeve Riordan were living in Donabate in the 1980s, John would de-stress from his job in the financial services industry by...

Looking to leave the rat race? 'Unique' property on iconic Great Blasket Island is up for sale - complete with its own beach 

One of the oldest ruins on the Great Blasket Island and land including commonage have come on...

Take three farm properties in lovely Leitrim 

The late great Larry Cunningham had a huge hit in the 1960s with a song called Lovely Leitrim.

Premier league: Tipperary continues form in land sales' league 

Tipperary looks set to keep its place near the top of the land sales' league in Munster, if not in the country. Last year saw a huge number of farm sales in the Premier County and this year looks...

Big Cork holding with dairy potential sells privately prior to auction 

A 59.3ac residential farm at Clondrohid near Macroom attracted a lot of local interest in advance of it coming to auction at the end of March.

'Plenty of road frontage' - 52ac residential farm hits the market in Wicklow 

A lovely 52ac residential farm in Co Wicklow's sweet vale of Avoca is coming for auction with a guide price of €450,000, writes Jim O'Brien.

VIDEO: 'Makings of a fine farm' - 108ac farm with €11,800 in entitlements on the market in Limerick 

QUITE a number of land parcels are on the market in Co Limerick at the moment.

Prime south-east tillage ground sells for close on €20,000 per acre 

David Quinn is having a good early run in the auction room and last week the run continued with the sale of two lots out of four at the auction of a 65ac non-residential holding at Brideswell,...

Wexford tillage ground sells for staggering €18,500/ac at 'ding-dong' auction 

A 57ac non-residential holding at Ballynabola New Ross was sold at auction last week making a cracking €1.055m, or over €18,500/ac.

VIDEO: See inside this 86ac holding of strong south Tipperary land on the market for €500,000 

I travelled to south Tipperary before the snow fell and the storm blew last week. It was a lovely morning for the drive from Limerick to...

East Galway farm with wide range of farm buildings guided at €495,000 

A compact farm at Castleblakeney in Co Galway extending to 41.75ac with a completely renovated traditional farmhouse and a wide range of farm buildings is coming to the market by private...

Receiver puts €5.5m worth of Offaly farmland up for sale 

Some 742 acres of land in Offaly is currently for sale, with lots of up to 190 acres, on the instruction of a receiver and is guiding at €5.5m.

See the 75ac farm that's being guided at €40,000/ac 

Knight Frank auctioneers are handling the sale of a very valuable piece of ground at Tullyallen, just outside Drogheda in Co Louth.

Three prime parcels of land go up for sale in west Cork 

Three parcels of land are on the market in the renowned farming area of Bandon in west Cork.

Bidding battle sees Kerry farm go for €16,000/ac 

A 59.7ac residential farm at Ballymakegogue, Fenit, Co Kerry, recently sold by private treaty and is understood to have made in excess of €16,000/ac.

Gallery: See the 190 acre Laois farm let on a 10-year lease 

Castlecomer auctioneer Joseph Coogan recently handled the successful lease by auction of a 190ac Laois farm. The place was let for 10 years in three lots, making up to €280/ac.

Dairy boom driving surge in land loans 

Loans for land sales have surged by 30pc, with the size of the parcels up by a quarter, according to figures released by Bank of Ireland.

A Tipperary launching pad for Cheltenham champions on the market 

Smaller stud farms in Ireland continue to record great successes on the racecourses of these islands and beyond. None more so than Longways Stud near Dundrum in Co Tipperary.

Off the beaten track elegance in Co Offaly - Georgian residence on 62ac guided at €530,000 

Shinrone is a quiet place on the Offaly side of the Tipperary border, but the village has played host to many a music legend.

Looking for splendid isolation on the Wild Atlantic Way? 

The schoolhouse at Glanurla, Ballycastle in Co Mayo was built in 1914 looking out on the Atlantic. Renovated into a comfortable home, it is now on the market with a guide price of €130,000.

It's Scot potential - See inside this stunning 528ac estate with €37k per annum in EU payments on the market in Scotland 

I haven't been to Scotland since 1977, a lifetime ago. As a student, I holidayed there with...

Strong interest from 'local milk men' expected for prime 105ac north Cork farm 

Land in the Blackwater Valley near Fermoy, Co Cork, is generally regarded as quality ground.

Restrictions on farmer's sons and daughters building on their land to be loosened 

Restrictions for planning permission for homes in the countryside look set to be loosened as part of the National Development Plan’s drive for rural...

GALLERY: Opportunity for 10-year lease of big Laois dairy unit with housing for 160 livestock and a six-unit milking parlour 

Castlecomer auctioneer Joseph Coogan is handling the lease by auction of a 190ac farm. It is to...

A 'steal' in west Cork - property with big potential on the market for €395k 

For much of the 20th century the important institutions in rural parishes included the school, the church and the creamery.

In Pictures: Black pudding millionaire snaps up Cork mansion on 300 acres and its own golf course 

A 127 hectare agricultural estate with a "fairy-tale” house perched on top has been snapped up by one of Ireland’s leading agri-food businesswomen in...

'Superb' Tipp grassland in the heart of the Golden Vale guided at €9,500/ac 

The earliest land coming to market this year is in the south and south-east where nearly all ground is early ground.

Hungry for land - Land letting prices hit over €300/ac but auctioneers warn this is unsustainable 

Land letting is gone 'stone mad' according to Blarney auctioneer Dan Fleming. His experience is mirrored around the country. Dairy farmers are...

Analysis: Key factors in how much to pay for a land lease in today's market 

The land letting market has started with gusto for 2018, as dairy, beef, sheep and tillage farmers eagerly await newspaper adverts from local...