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Allen Wylie tractor run ready to roll with vintage models
The Allen Wylie memorial vintage tractor run in remembrance of a well known farmer and agricultural contractor who was always...
Cancer
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Family of little Caolán give back to cancer charities
A Co. Monaghan farm family, grateful for the recovery of their two-and-a-half year-old son, Caolán from cancer, are fundraising to...
Environment
Two EU agencies 'dismissed' cancer risk in glyphosate claim action group
Two EU agencies ‘dismissed’ the cancer risk in glyphosate despite the results of a new scientific survey, according to the...
Rural Life
Kerry farmer completes 24-hour shearing spectacle for sister
West Kerry hill-sheep farmer James O’Connor took on an arduous 24-hour shearing challenge this weekend to raise funds for his...
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EU adopts new rules to reduce arsenic in food
The European Commission adopted new rules to lower the presence of arsenic in food products. The commission has said that...
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Rosie McGauley memorial tractor run raises €35k for cancer care
The farming community of Oughterard came together recently in memory of Rosie McGauley, who died from an aggressive form of...
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'Charolais' Angels' sell heifer to fundraiser for cancer
Three Monaghan siblings dubbed ‘Charolais’ Angels’ are donating a heifer they hand-reared during lockdown to raise funds for the Irish...
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'Keep her lit for Lar' poised for parade
‘Keep her lit for Lar’, a vehicle parade of lights organised in memory of Laurence McGuinness, will take place on...
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Teen's legacy brings canine comfort to sick children
The comfort brought to a 15-year-old Longford boy by his canine comrade during his treatment for a rare form of...
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County title puts gruelling cancer treatment in the shade
A Kilkenny woman who won a county junior title last week – just five months after finishing cancer treatment –...
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Healing hampers lead to 'thoughtful' business idea
Creating hampers of pampering treats for a friend who was undergoing treatment for breast cancer during lockdown led farmer’s wife,...
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Bullock sale results in over €7,000 raised for cancer services
A mart sale of a Hereford bullock, donated by a Cork farmer to gather funds for Cork ARC Cancer Support...
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'Excellent' cancer care prompts farmer to donate bullock for support services
A Cork farmer has donated a 26-month-old Hereford bullock for sale at an auction at Cork Co-Op, Bandon, on Monday...
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'Without the farm I don't know what I'd have done' - cancer survivor
One young farmer from Co. Offaly has highlighted the comfort she found from working with her animals during her fight...
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Banagher students organise calf raffle for hospice
Students and staff at Banagher College, Co. Offaly, are holding a calf raffle to raise funds for the Hooves 4...
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Hooves 4 Hospice campaign led by Westmeath farmer
A Westmeath organic farmer is chairing the Hooves 4 Hospice campaign, which is seeing Lions Club members undertake an aim...
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'Farmers' health needs to move up the agenda'
Farmers’ health needs to move up the agenda as they often put their own wellbeing second to that of their...
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TY students raffle restored 1956 Ferguson 20
Three Strokestown Transition Year (TY) students who restored a 1956 Ferguson 20 tractor and are raffling it to raise money...