Agri-Business
New Connemara Food Hub to support producers
Údarás na Gaeltachta has announced the establishment of a pioneering new Food Hub at the Enterprise Centre in Ros Muc,...
Connemara
Rural Life
Memories - hobnail boots on rural roads at Christmas
By Mairtín Ó’Catháin Hobnail boots on a country road in Connemara. We counted the steps in sound. Each step sending a thud...
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RDS Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Awards open
In its sixth year, the RDS Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Awards celebrates the work of individuals, farming families and...
Rural Life
Swapping farming in Washington for Connemara
Having an Irish grandfather who was a farmer sparked a love of animals and the land in TamiJoy Miller who...
Agri-Business
Public meeting on tackling rhododendron in Connemara
FORUM Connemara’s Dúlra Project is expanding its efforts to control the spread of Rhododendron ponticum in the areas of Fermoyle...
Sheep
Largest two-day single sheep breed sale set for Connemara
The Connemara Mayo Blackface Breeders Group (CMBBG) will hold the largest-ever two-day sheep sale for a single breed of sheep...
Environment
Rhododendron control project to expand into south Connemara
A project to control the spread of the Rhododendron ponticum in the west of Ireland is set to be expanded...
Rural Life
NPWS to remove deer fence in Connemara National Park
The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is planning to remove a deer fence which is located within Connemara National...
Rural Life
Connemara project offers free environmental management training
Locals in the Connemara area are being offered the opportunity to avail of free training courses across a range of...
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Longevity and a strong calf rearing system at Pennbury Farm
Calving 540 cows in seven and a half weeks requires stamina, good organisational skills and a calf rearing system that...
Rural Life
Was the 'craic' invented in rural Connemara?
By Mairtín Ó’Catháin Did Connemara people invent the ‘craic’? It might be a good topic of conversation while the populace...
Rural Life
Cladóir/Claddagh sheep revival project now in its 3rd year
A project to revive the Cladóir/Claddagh sheep breed is now in its third year and is still in the discovery...
Agri-Business
Rhododendron impacting ACRES scores for farmers
Rhododendron is impacting scores being given to farmers under the under the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES), according to the...
Rural Life
Memories of rural life at Christmas
Mairtín Ó Catháin reflects on memories of Christmas in rural Ireland Will I be able for this? That was the question...
Rural Life
It may be scenic, but rural life can be lonely
By Mairtín Ó Catháin The mountains soar to the sky, a majestic and rugged picture that might stir the imagination. The...
Rural Life
Connemara farm childhood was artist's inspiration
A Galway based artist who spent her childhood on her grandparents’ Connemara farm looks to memories of their animals for...
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How to avoid costly calf registration errors
Are you wondering how you can avoid costly calf registration errors and Bord Bia penalties? As the busy spring season...
Rural Life
‘We're worried that mining in Connemara will end up destroying our water as well’
Efforts to try and prevent the granting of a prospecting licence in Connemara for gold and silver are well and...
Rural Life
Taking a leap of faith in Connemara as mining company goes for the gold
Approximately 90% of the population of Connemara is opposed to an application by a mining company to seek a prospecting...
Rural Life
'We know that a prospecting licence is the first step in securing a mining licence'
Opposition to mining for gold and silver in Connemara is clearly evident this week after 6,900 people signed a petition...
Rural Life
'So, if there is no chance of mining in Connemara, then why is there prospecting?'
So, if there is no chance of mining – why would they be prospecting? This was the question asked by...