Rural Life
Government grants of up to €20,000 are being made available under a scheme to preserve historic thatched buildings.
A member of the Seanad is calling for courses to be made available through local ETBs to protect the traditional practice of thatching.
The Trim Haymaking Festival, returns on Sunday, June, 15 to the historic Porchfields in Trim, Co Meath, marking a major milestone of 25 years
A 29-year-old Wexford woman who has done a master's degree in architecture is one of 14 learners on a thatching course
A grant scheme worth €500,000 to help preserve historic thatched buildings across the country is due to open in the middle of next month.
It was not a family connection to the tradition but a childhood curiosity that led Kyran O'Grady to become a thatcher.
