Agri-Business
Retired dairy farmer, Pat Savage (68) from Charleville, Co. Cork, realised a dream by enrolling in third level education.
Machinery
TY students from Mercy Secondary School in Ballymahon, Longford, will be the first in Ireland to try to restore a vintage Porsche tractor.
Rural Life
For one Co. Carlow woman, the inspiration for a birthday present for her farmer dad mapped out a whole new business venture for her.
Environment
Carlow County Council's 2024 Blackstairs project has been shortlisted for the Chambers Ireland Excellence in Local Government Awards 2025.
Part of a growing band of ambitious rural women, children's author Julie Kennedy Fogarty is writing another chapter in her busy life.
A new social outlet for farmers - the Farmers' Haggart - is proving to be a great success, according to programme co-ordinator Brendan Mulry.
A new €20,00 sustainability partnership has been announced between the Hare's Corner, a community-led initiative run by the Burrenbeo Trust to support landowners and communities in Galway implementing practical climate adaptation and biodiversity measures, and Intact Insurance Ireland.
The woman died from rabies after a dog bite while she was on holidays in Morocco and her daughter wants to vaccinate dogs
The annual Mountmellick Macra truck and tractor run will roll out on Saturday, December 15, with proceeds going to SOSAD
The Fit Farmers' programme continues to build momentum in supporting farmer health, expanding into Westmeath and Leitrim.
Farming enthusiast and jiving star Nadine Byrne stepped it out at her graduation in South East Technological University recently
Two Co. Donegal-based farmers who run a regenerative organic farm have formed a new food company specialising in wild Irish venison snacks
Proposed planning exemptions will deliver real and positive change for housing development and farmers across Ireland, says Deputy Aird
Women farmers and rural residents do not lack ideas or ambition - they lack access to the agriculture sector - to tailored systems
Co. Mayo farmer John Kilcoyne repaired and restored a traditional old granary and adjoining duck sty in his farmyard near Charlestown
Gráinne Dwyer, a dairy farmer from Borris-in-Ossory, Co. Laois, has taken over as chair of Nuffield Ireland
%%excerpt%% When Fiona Anderson and John McGuckin tied the knot recently in Derry, Quiney, a donkey from Donegal donkey sanctuary was a VIP guest.
Schemes
%%excerpt%% Grants of up to €200,000 are available for projects with strong built heritage conservation objectives and clear public or community benefit.
With the average age of the Irish farmer now at 59, succession is one of the key challenges facing farming, according to Teagasc.
Artist Jassy Crowley-Long was reared on the outskirts of Cork surrounded by fields, animals and a way of life that was close to nature
A work-in-progress of a new play was inspired by the impact of tragedy on rural communities and how everyone forms their own truth around it
Trailblazing Eimear McGuinness started work at Donegal livestock mart in 2007, at the age of 25 before being appointed manager.
A vintage Zetor 6211 tractor is the coveted top prize in a fundraising draw being organised to raise money for Glinsk community parish fund.
%%excerpt%% Putting Irish-grown eating apples onto supermarket shelves, reducing the need for imports, is the priority of McCanns, a family run business with Oliver McCann and his sons, Kevin and Oliver jnr at the helm.
