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
A new service in Tuam, Athenry, and Loughrea, being rolled out by Galway Rural Development and the HSE, labelled ‘social...
Rural Life
The charity Age Action has told politicians that access to cash is about being able to “buy something in a...
Rural Life
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, lovelorn farmers and rural dwellers may want to consider putting themselves forward for...
Opinion
It amazes me at just how little is picked up by the general media about the vital role that farmers...
Agri Politics
Rural Ireland is often defined through the “prism of agricultural farming” but that is not the full the story when...
Agri Politics
An overhaul of government policy is needed to place rural communities at the “core of decision-making”, according to the Rural...
Rural Life
Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys, today (Tuesday, August 8) published her department’s new Statement of Strategy. The...
Rural Life
Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys and Minister of State, Joe O’Brien, have today (Tuesday, January 24) set...
Rural Life
The annual Building Communities report from Wind Energy Ireland has reported that wind farms delivered more than €4.3 million in...
Rural Life
By Mairtín Ó Catháin The mountains soar to the sky, a majestic and rugged picture that might stir the imagination. The...
Agri-Business
Farmers who use electricity in milking cows along with pig farms, poultry farms and the horticultural industry are being hit...
Rural Life
The Get Ireland Growing initiative aims to stimulate conservation and inspire community action by encouraging people to start growing their...
Rural Life
The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Darragh O’Brien, along with Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys...
Rural Life
Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys, has outlined a package of over €150 million designed to transform rural...
Rural Life
Macra na Feirme has announced the launch of a new club last month, in what the rural youth organisation describes...
Beef
Rural communities in this country depend on farming to be vibrant and sustainable. With regard to beef there is a...
Agri Politics
The ‘state of the nation’ survey – conducted with almost 3,000 farmer participants in recent days by AgriLand and Empathy...
Rural Life
A campaign by Bawnboy village in west Cavan for families to relocate there has generated a lot of interest, according...