Caroline Allen, Author at Agriland

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

Laois farm to feature on RTE’s ‘A Wild Irish Year’

May 20, 2018

Rural Life

A new RTE nature documentary will feature a Laois farm in its second episode. ‘A Wild Irish Year’ is a four-part series that…

Farmers urged to make their land more pollinator-friendly

May 20, 2018

Rural Life

Farmers are being urged to: maintain native flowering hedgerows; allow wild flowers to grow; provide nesting places for wild bees; minimise fertiliser use;…

Longford farmer and ‘The Cow Book’ author to address literary festival

May 20, 2018

Rural Life

The author of ‘The Cow Book: a story of life on an Irish family farm’, John Connell, will speak at the Oliver Goldsmith…

Outgoing Macra chairman: ‘More needs to be done on farm succession’

May 19, 2018

Rural Life

While Macra has gone some way to address the issue of farm succession by setting up the land mobility programme, more support is…

For Sixsmith ‘home will always be where the cows are’

May 19, 2018

Rural Life

As a high-profile farmer active on social media, author Lorna Sixsmith has built an audience by sharing everyday nuggets from life on the…

Women’s group gathering to focus on social farming

May 19, 2018

Rural Life

Social farming will be the topic for discussion at the next meeting of the South East Women in Farming which will be held…

Top class designer delights global market from Laois farm

May 13, 2018

Rural Life

A 27-year-old architect, whose wood designs are captivating international gallery owners and households, crafts his work on the family farm in Co. Laois.…

‘Drink link’ tag on new rural transport pilot ‘an insult’

May 13, 2018

Rural Life

“Dubbing the new rural transport pilot programme a ‘drink link‘ undermines the service and is an insult to people living in rural areas,…

Cork Summer Show to celebrate ‘wonders of farm life’

May 13, 2018

Rural Life

After a testing few months, Munster farmers are looking forward to congregating at the Cork Summer Show. Everything from farming to fashion is…

Kerry farm family poised to set 5 Guinness World Records

May 12, 2018

Rural Life

A farm family from Annascaul, Co. Kerry, with its own gym in a former milking parlour, will attempt to set five official Guinness…

‘Farmers must wear sunscreen – even on cloudy days’

May 12, 2018

Rural Life

The sunny bank holiday weekend brought the importance of wearing sunscreen into focus with the Irish Cancer Society highlighting that farmers must be…

‘We must work twice as hard to get our opinions heard’ – Farming ‘Rose’

May 12, 2018

Rural Life

This year’s newly-crowned Laois Rose of Tralee, Grainne Hogan, knew there was just one way to make a lasting impression at the county’s competition…

‘Have someone you can turn to when the going gets tough’

May 7, 2018

Rural Life

Everyone should have at least one person to whom they can turn when the going gets tough. That’s the belief of 25-year-old farm…

‘BRIDE project is opening eyes to another aspect of farming’

May 7, 2018

Rural Life

More than 100 people attended a public information night about the ‘Farming with Nature’ BRIDE project at Corrin in east Cork, last Wednesday…

Top tips for child farm safety as summer school holidays loom

May 7, 2018

Rural Life

The founder of AgriKids, Alma Jordan, is urging farm families to “think safety first” as the countdown to the summer school holidays begins.…

Young Monaghan farmers ‘scoop’ top enterprise award

May 6, 2018

Rural Life

Two Monaghan students from farming backgrounds won third prize overall in the senior category of the annual Student Enterprise National Final in Croke…