Hennessy Auctioneers

Hennessy Auctioneers works two trades from Portlaoise in County Laois: a property and land practice, and a monthly machinery sale. The machinery side is the reason it is in this directory — farm equipment in Ireland moves through a small number of regional sale grounds, and this is one of them. The firm publishes separate contact numbers for property and for machinery, which is the quickest way to tell which side of the business you are dealing with.

What you can buy

• Farm machinery and tractors: the core of the monthly sale.
• Plant and site equipment from contractors and estates.
• Commercial vehicles and trailers.
• Land and property: handled by the separate estate-agency side of the firm.

How the bidding works

Sales run to a monthly cycle at the Portlaoise ground, with part of the bidding conducted online. Contact the machinery number rather than the property number if you are buying equipment — the two run on different calendars.

What to check before you bid

Farm machinery sells as it stands and a sale ground gives you limited time with each lot, so arrive for the viewing rather than the sale if the machine matters. Hours on a tractor mean little without the service record, and Irish farm equipment is often sold without one. If you are bidding from abroad, settle collection before the sale: this is rural Ireland, and a low-loader is not something you arrange on the day.