Rural Life
Best in Rural Writing contest 2024 opens for submissions
Now in its second year, the Best in Rural Writing contest is accepting fiction and non fiction entries under 6,000...
Rural Communities
Rural Life
Airbnb: New rules could 'impact' on tourism in rural communities
Airbnb has warned that the Government’s proposed new rules for short-term lets could have a “detrimental impact” on tourism in rural...
Agri Politics
Local markets key to tackling global hunger - experts
Global food experts have called for an urgent shift to more localised food provision to achieve the goal of zero...
Rural Life
Rural communities to 'benefit' from €16.1m investment - minister
Today (Tuesday, June 4), the Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, announced a €16.1 million investment to...
Rural Life
'Social prescribing' aims to tackle loneliness head-on
A new service in Tuam, Athenry, and Loughrea, being rolled out by Galway Rural Development and the HSE, labelled ‘social...
Rural Life
No-one should pay more because they 'pay in cash' - Age Action
The charity Age Action has told politicians that access to cash is about being able to “buy something in a...
Rural Life
'Love in the Country' season 2 casting now underway
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, lovelorn farmers and rural dwellers may want to consider putting themselves forward for...
Opinion
Opinion: Farmers are at heart of rural communities, especially in snow
It amazes me at just how little is picked up by the general media about the vital role that farmers...
Agri Politics
Coveney: Fine Gael will 'not allow an urban/rural divide'
Rural Ireland is often defined through the “prism of agricultural farming” but that is not the full the story when...
Agri Politics
Rural Independents: Govt needs to 'empower' rural communities
An overhaul of government policy is needed to place rural communities at the “core of decision-making”, according to the Rural...
Rural Life
Minister outlines strategy to promote rural communities
Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys, today (Tuesday, August 8) published her department’s new Statement of Strategy. The...
Rural Life
Details of €50m Community Recognition Fund revealed
Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys and Minister of State, Joe O’Brien, have today (Tuesday, January 24) set...
Rural Life
Wind farms contributed over €4m to Irish communities in 2021
The annual Building Communities report from Wind Energy Ireland has reported that wind farms delivered more than €4.3 million in...
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...
Agri-Business
Healy-Rae: Farmers hit by energy costs like never before
Farmers who use electricity in milking cows along with pig farms, poultry farms and the horticultural industry are being hit...
Rural Life
Initiative aims to 'Get Ireland Growing' and revive community action
The Get Ireland Growing initiative aims to stimulate conservation and inspire community action by encouraging people to start growing their...
Rural Life
Rural community response to help those fleeing Ukraine
The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Darragh O’Brien, along with Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys...
Rural Life
Minister unveils €150m support package for rural communities
Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys, has outlined a package of over €150 million designed to transform rural...