Caroline Allen, Author at Agriland.ie

Caroline Allen

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

[email protected] @MsCarolineAllen

Cork ‘mindful farmer’ builds on ‘retrEAT’ enterprise

January 12, 2019

Rural Life

A Cork man, known as ‘the mindful farmer’, is tapping into the market for those keen to escape the stresses and strains of a…

Call for Government action on below-cost selling

January 6, 2019

Rural Life

The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has called on the Government to follow in the footsteps of its French counterpart and take action to…

Waterford farm hit by post-festive dumping

January 5, 2019

Rural Life

A Waterford dairy farming couple have been hit by a post-festive rubbish dumping debacle. Aileen Barron and her husband James Goff woke up…

Below-cost selling an ‘insult’ says Laois retailer

January 1, 2019

Rural Life

Laois-based retailer Clelands’ supermarkets has informed its customers that it will not ‘insult’ the farming community by selling below-cost produce. Its statement follows…

Moyvore €140m warehouses to make ‘real difference’

December 30, 2018

Rural Life

An Bord Pleanala’s green light for the €140m whiskey maturation warehouse development at Moyvore, Co. Westmeath, will make a real difference to the…

Calendar unveils ‘best of’ agricultural Adonises

December 29, 2018

Rural Life

The Irish farmer calendar is this year celebrating its 10th anniversary with a ‘best of’ edition, featuring the cream of agricultural Adonises. The…

Farmers urged to get behind ‘Rearing to go’

December 28, 2018

Rural Life

‘Rearing to go’, a fundraiser for Teac Tom which supports individuals and families bereaved by suicide, as well as those struggling with poor…

Rental market active as farmers increase land base

December 27, 2018

Property

The rental market at present is very active, with a large increase in rent agreements before Christmas, compared with previous years, according to…

Cork farm families supply new cream liqueur

December 26, 2018

Rural Life

Five west Cork family farms are involved in supplying milk used in the creation of the award-winning Five Farms Irish cream liqueur which…

Aurivo’s ‘Fields of Gold’ launched to plaudits

December 25, 2018

Rural Life

Commissioned by Aurivo Co-operative Society, ‘Fields of Gold, a history of Aurivo Co-operative and farming in the West’, was launched to warm plaudits…

‘Think safety first when hosting festive visitors on the farm’

December 24, 2018

Rural Life

The founder of AgriKids, Alma Jordan, has urged farming households to think safety first this Christmas as visitors descend on farms around the…

Anna May to feature in TG4 Christmas day documentary

December 23, 2018

Rural Life

The managing director of the National Ploughing Association (NPA), powerhouse Anna May McHugh will feature in a documentary on TG4 on Christmas day…

Christmas new arrival for Ballyporeen tweeting farmer

December 22, 2018

Rural Life

This was a hectic week for Ballyporeen, Co. Tipperary farmer Anthony Slattery. For not only was he curating the Ireland’s Farmers’ Twitter account…

Handcrafted goats’ milk soap is ‘Offaly’ good idea

December 16, 2018

Rural Life

An Offaly woman has developed a goats’ milk soap, sourcing natural unscented calendula goats milk from locally-based business Glenisk which is renowned for its…