Caroline Allen, Author at Agriland.ie

Caroline Allen

Caroline Allen is from a farming background in Laois. She studied journalism at the College of Commerce, Rathmines, and lives outside Portlaoise.

[email protected] @MsCarolineAllen

West Limerick free-range pork producers ‘ready to move on’

September 23, 2018

Rural Life

Having built up a successful farm enterprise and guesthouse in west Limerick, Caroline and Joe Rigney are ready to move on and are…

67ac ‘high-quality agricultural land’ for sale at Croom

September 23, 2018

Other

What its selling agents describe as “high-quality agricultural land” – extending to 67.3ac, in the townland of Killeenoghty, Croom, Co. Limerick – is currently…

Carrick-on-Shannon farm on market was ‘idyllic place to grow up’

September 23, 2018

Rural Life

“It was an idyllic place in which to grow up – the happiest of places.” Patricia Harrington fizzes with enthusiasm as she recounts…

Meade family ‘gleaning’ up to keep sustainability at core

September 22, 2018

Agri-Business

Meade Potato Company won on the double at the recent Food and Drink Business Awards, taking home the ‘Fresh Produce Company of the…

180ac and 4 cottages on the market in Durrow

September 22, 2018

Rural Life

Famous for its annual All-Ireland scarecrow festival which attracts thousands of people, Durrow in Co. Laois has another interesting offering in the form…

‘Grown men shed tears’: Carnew mart’s Awareness Head to Toe

September 22, 2018

Rural Life

“Grown men shed tears, because what I had to say affected them so much,” said George Graham, who chairs Awareness Head to Toe,…

15.55ac Ratoath holding provides ‘excellent’ road frontage

September 16, 2018

Other

A 15.55ac holding at Bodeen, Ratoath, Co. Meath, includes a 0.6ac site with ‘excellent’ road frontage and a separate wide access to the land. The…

‘Life on a 2,500-cow dairy farm is hectic’: Waterford woman

September 16, 2018

Rural Life

Working on a 2,500-cow dairy farm based on a grazing platform of 830ha and milking through an 80-bale rotary parlour in New Zealand…

‘Open up’ urges Samaritans as 1 in 3 calls raise isolation

September 16, 2018

National Ploughing Championships

Samaritans Ireland is urging members of the farming community to open up about their mental health as the winter approaches, following several months…

‘Well-located’ 39ac with derelict house for sale at Oulart

September 15, 2018

Other

Marketed by the selling agent as being ‘top-quality agricultural lands’, this 39ac holding in the village of Oulart, Co. Wexford, is well-located half-way…

Rathcoffey castle and farm offers ‘highly productive’ lands

September 15, 2018

Other

“One of the best farms that I have walked,” is how the selling agent describes Rathcoffey castle and farm, Co. Kildare. It comprises…

‘Agriculture returns to Cork’ as graduate possibilities ‘endless’

September 15, 2018

Rural Life

‘Agriculture returns to Cork’ – that was the message at the launch of the new agricultural science degree at the University College Cork (UCC),…

44.08ac of ‘well maintained quality dry grazing land’ for auction

September 9, 2018

Other

What the agent describes as a “substantial holding” of quality well-maintained dry land at Ballycommon, Tullamore, Co. Offaly, is on the market. It…

Ballynacally: ‘Best dairy farm on market in region in 20 years’

September 9, 2018

Other

What the agent hails as “the best dairy farm to come on the market in the region in 20 years” is for sale…

UCC launches new agricultural science degree specialising in dairying

September 8, 2018

Rural Life

The new agricultural science degree programme – which specialises in dairying – from the University College Cork (UCC), in association with Teagasc, will…

‘After depression torture, I learned to make changes in my life’

September 8, 2018

Rural Life

Having undergone treatment for depression twice, dairy farmer Joe Parlon has brought about change in his life to combat stress. After completing Aware’s…

Meath non-residential farm offers potential to transform

September 8, 2018

Other

A 43.5ac non-residential farm in the heart of south Co. Meath, between the towns of Dunboyne and Maynooth, is creating interest in the…

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