Rural Life
Minister: Vote for Traditional Farm Buildings Scheme in awards
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has reminded everyone that voting is open for the ‘Public Choice’...
Heritage
Rural Life
Watch: The art of thatch - Ireland's disappearing heritage industry
Master thatcher, John Brereton, who has been thatching since the age of 14, has claimed that the industry now faces...
Rural Life
Public callout to find Kilkenny holy wells and mass paths
Kilkenny County Council is appealing to locals across the county to help locate missing holy wells and mass paths for...
Rural Life
Minister urges public to celebrate National Heritage Week
National Heritage Week takes place from tomorrow, Saturday August 17 to Sunday, August 25 with hundreds of events happening around...
CAP / Schemes
70 traditional farm buildings secured grant aid in 2023
70 buildings, along with several other related farm structures, were allocated funding under the Traditional Farm Buildings Grant Scheme in...
N.Ireland
CAFRE to host free dry stone walling training courses
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is set to host a series of free dry stone walling...
Rural Life
Farming since the Famine - how Irish agriculture has changed
Ireland’s farming landscape has changed significantly since the Great Famine in 1845 and the many changes have been documented by...
Rural Life
LAWPRO urges community groups to apply for grants scheme
The Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO) is encouraging community groups around the country to apply for funding under a €30,000...
Rural Life
26 projects benefit from Cork County Council’s heritage scheme
Cork County Council has awarded €44,600 in grant funding under its heritage grant scheme, with a 20% rise in the...
Rural Life
Playing to the gallery at Strokestown Park House
A new exhibition has been launched at Strokestown Park House, Co. Roscommon, in the last preserved 18th-century gallery kitchen in...
Rural Life
Small grant scheme supports Longford history books' publication
Longford County Library, Archives, Arts and Heritage Services has launched a small grants scheme to assist with the publication costs...
Rural Life
Ireland's newest national park to span over 70,000ac
Ireland’s newest and largest national park, which will be located in west Kerry, has been officially launched by the government...
Environment
Burren is the 'perfect case study' for evolution of Irish ag - geologist
Some of the earliest farming activity in Ireland can be traced back to the Burren in Co. Clare. The region...
Environment
Heritage Council seeks new biodiversity officer
The Heritage Council is currently recruiting for a biodiversity officer to help it achieve the aims set out in its...
Rural Life
€9m allocated to almost 680 built heritage projects
Minister of State with responsibility for heritage, Malcolm Noonan has today (Thursday, March 14) announced €9 million in funding for...
Rural Life
Demolition of iconic grain silos gets underway in Cork city
The demolition of the iconic R & H Hall grain silos is underway as part of a multi-million euro regeneration...
Rural Life
Traditional Farm Buildings Scheme opens for applications
The 2024 Traditional Farm Buildings Scheme (TFBS) for the conservation and repair of traditional farm buildings and related structures is...
Rural Life
New guidance to support upgrade of older traditional buildings
Minister of State for nature, heritage and electoral reform, Malcolm Noonan has launched new guidance to support energy upgrades in...