Rural Life
Tackling rural depopulation requires 'disruptive policy'
“Disruptive policy” is what is needed to combat rural depopulation, an organic Kerry farmer will tell an EU event later...
Rural depopulation
Agri-Business
Rural depopulation: 'We're walking into a disaster and no one is saying stop'
Rural depopulation is becoming a central problem in Co. Leitrim – and has not been helped by housing regulations, according...
Rural Life
Rural decline: Village with 'no youth' creates own development plan
Asdee is a small, rural village in Co. Kerry – small enough that “if you were to blink, you’d miss...
National Ploughing Championships
President Higgins warns of the challenge of rural depopulation
The President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins, was at the official opening of the National Ploughing Championships in Screggan, Tullamore...
Rural Life
Rural Ireland is 'not looking for a handout; it deserves fair play'
Rural Ireland is not looking for a handout from the government to try and combat rural decline, but it deserves...