Horticulture
Co. Kerry school wins SuperValu Let's GROW initiative
Nagle Rice National School in Killorglin, Co. Kerry, has been announced as the winner of Grow it Yourself (GIY) and...
School
Rural Life
Agricultural course captures the hearts of Wexford school students
A short course that started in Colaiste Abbain, Adamstown, Co. Wexford as part of the junior cycle in 2019, is...
Rural Life
West Cork families provide farming workshops to school kids
Four West Cork dairy farming households recently devised a pilot programme that brought schools and local farms together in a...
Rural Life
Number of students in school milk scheme decreasing
The number of students participating in the EU School Milk Scheme has decreased for the second year in a row...
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'Love Your Wellies' competition: €1,000 prize up for grabs
The 2023 Love Your Wellies competition is underway, providing primary and secondary school students with the chance to win €1,000...
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Arles pupils' winning project aims to help livestock farmers
Pupils from Arles National School (NS), Co. Laois, have been awarded Engineers Ireland’s STEPS Young Engineers Award for their ‘Smart...
Rural Life
Concessionary transport issue causes concern for parents
A north Tipperary mother-of-three has hit out at Bus Éireann for what she contended had been a lack of communication...
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'Department is rolling out cunning plan to finish off school transport' - Fitzmaurice
Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice has raised concerns that the Department of Education is rolling out a ‘cunning plan’ to finish...
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Winner of Angus schools competition to be announced tomorrow
Irish international and Olympic hockey player Katie Mullan will address the student finalists of the Certified Irish Angus Schools Competition...
Sheep
School's out for Kildare pedigree farmer
School’s out, and Barry Murphy of Murbro Pedigree Livestock, is swopping the classroom for the green fields of Castledermot, Co....
