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RTE closes stand for final day of ‘Ploughing 2018’

September 21, 2018

One of the most notable absentees from the final day of the National Ploughing Championships is RTE (Raidio Teilifis Eireann). The national broadcaster’s stand…

Got a fond ‘Ploughing’ memory? RTE wants to hear it

August 21, 2018

National Ploughing Championships

Have you got a stand-out memory from the National Ploughing Championships? This year’s big event is just around the corner and RTE Ploughing…

Turbulent urban teens set to be ‘raised by the village’

June 4, 2018

Rural Life

Two tight-knit rural communities will take on the challenge of helping a pair of city teens get their lives back on track in…

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…

Hardest Harvest: Cork dairy farmer goes on African odyssey

May 1, 2018

Rural Life

Cork dairy farmer Paula Hynes swapped changing clusters for Kenyan challenges when she travelled 7,000km to the east African country as part of…

‘Big Week on the Farm’ apprentice relishes new lifestyle

April 15, 2018

Rural Life

19-year-old Aaron Williams had never even stepped onto a farm before being selected as an apprentice for this year’s hit RTE television show…

One week to go until RTE’s Big Week on the Farm returns

March 30, 2018

Rural Life

Early April, is one of the busiest times of the year for farmers, as the land welcomes new life once again. From April…

Dairy farming couple in ‘driving seat’ on Room to Improve

March 28, 2018

Rural Life

A strong-minded farmer’s wife almost brought celebrity architect Dermot Bannon to breaking point during the most recent episode of hit RTE television show…

Big Week on The Farm on the hunt for trainee farmers

March 7, 2018

Rural Life

Big Week on the Farm producers are on the look-out for a keen ‘trainee farmer’ to be part of this year’s show. The…

Documentary warns that some farmers may use Brexit as the catalyst to exit agriculture

January 15, 2018

Agri-Business

RTE journalist and broadcaster George Lee sat down for an interview with AgriLand to discuss his documentary entitled ‘Brexit: Farming on the Edge’,…

RTE ‘Big Week on the Farm’ star, Enda Shalvey, scoops Macra newbie title 2017

October 29, 2017

Rural Life

Enda Shalvey, host of RTE‘s hit agricultural show, ‘Big Week on the Farm’, has been named this year’s Macra na Feirme ‘Best New…

‘Charolais’ – the cow-themed drama – now on in Dublin Theatre

May 1, 2017

Rural Life

Farmers who fancy a cultural experience with an agricultural theme should check out the play ‘Charolais’. ‘Charolais’ is running at The Viking Theatre, which…

Big Week on the Farm aims to smash a tractor world record

March 24, 2017

Rural Life

After a successful debut season on Irish television in 2016, Big Week on the Farm is set to make a reappearance on Irish…

Viability of tillage farming in the west features on Ear to the Ground

October 27, 2016

Rural Life

The 24th series of Ear to the Ground will return to television screens tonight, October 27, and will feature rural resettlement, tillage and pumpkins.…

RTE to broadcast The Ploughing Live from this year’s site in Tullamore

September 15, 2016

National Ploughing Championships

RTÉ will be live from this year’s National Ploughing Championships, with Marty Morrissey and Aine Lawlor bringing you an insight into everything that makes…