Rural Life
"Disruptive policy" is what is needed to combat rural depopulation, an organic Kerry farmer will tell an EU event later this month.
Agri-Business
Rural depopulation is becoming a central problem in Co. Leitrim - not helped by housing regulations according to a local county councillor.
Asdee is a small, rural village in Co. Kerry - small enough that "if you were to blink, you'd miss it on your way to Ballybunion".
National Ploughing Championships
The President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins, was at the official opening of the National Ploughing Championships in Offaly yesterday.
Rural Ireland is not looking for a handout from the government to try and combat rural decline, according to rural TD Michael Fitzmaurice.
