Laois Farm Solicitor

Laois farms the middle of Ireland: cattle and sheep through the county\u2019s strong grasslands, serious tillage on the limestone around Stradbally and Ballacolla, forestry climbing the Slieve Blooms - and, increasingly, wind and solar developers looking for midlands ground with grid access.

Farming in County Laois

Beef defines Laois - suckler and finishing herds across the county trading through Portlaoise and Mountrath, with dairy expanding on the better ground towards the Kilkenny and Tipperary borders and sheep on the Slieve Bloom margins. The tillage belt through Stradbally, Timahoe and Ballacolla grows cereals on some of the midlands’ best land, and forestry has taken a larger share of Laois acres than most Leinster counties.

Midlands economics shape the legal work. Beef-farm successions turn less on headline land value and more on viability: whether the holding supports the successor, how off-farm income fits the plan, and whether leasing - with its income tax exemption - serves the older generation better than farming on. Forestry parcels inside successions carry their own long-term character, and need express treatment in transfers and wills rather than afterthought status.

The midlands’ wind resource and grid infrastructure have also brought developers to Laois: wind and solar options over Laois farms should be negotiated at option stage, with their succession consequences understood before signature.

📍 The Midlands From Both Offices

The M7/M8 junction puts Laois within an hour of our Dublin office, and Kilkenny serves the south of the county through Durrow and Ballacolla. Phone and email do most of the work around the yard.

Farm Law Services for Laois Farming Families

  • Beef and suckler farm successions built around viability and off-farm income
  • Long-term leasing structures for owners stepping back from active farming
  • Transfers and wills dealing expressly with forestry parcels
  • Wind and solar option agreements reviewed and negotiated for landowners
  • Tillage farm transfers, sales and purchases across the county

Start with our free Farm Succession Planner, or explore the areas below:

Contact Us

Richard O’Shea TEP, Solicitor advises farming families in Laois from our Dublin and Kilkenny offices, with much of the work handled by phone, email and post around the working farm day.

Phone: 01 5827148
Email: richardoshea@marymolloysolicitors.com
Dublin: The Ormond Building, 31-36 Ormond Quay Upper, Dublin 7, D07 EE37
Kilkenny: 2 Rose Inn Street, Kilkenny, R95 W58D

Laois Farm Law Advice

Talk to a solicitor who understands farming families. Call Mary Molloy Solicitors today.

Call 01 5827148