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Donegal singer strikes a chord with ‘God Bless the Farmers’ cover

Rural Life

Donegal singer strikes a chord with ‘God Bless the Farmers’ cover

A 26-year-old Donegal country singer, David James, has struck a chord with the farming community, north and south, with his...
Mountmellick set to sparkle for Macra tractor run

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Mountmellick set to sparkle for Macra tractor run

Mountmellick Macra’s annual light up truck and tractor run will take place on Saturday, December 14 in Mountmellick, Co. Laois...
‘Tractors and Tudors’ Christmas festival set for Carrick-on-Suir

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‘Tractors and Tudors’ Christmas festival set for Carrick-on-Suir

A new ‘Tractors and Tudors’ Christmas festival will take place in Carrick-on-Suir, Co. Tipperary on Saturday, December 14 from 11:00a.m...
Nightjar confirmed to be breeding in Wexford

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Nightjar confirmed to be breeding in Wexford

A recent survey conducted in the south-east confirmed that one of the country’s rarest and most elusive birds, the nocturnal...
Swapping farming in Washington for Connemara

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Swapping farming in Washington for Connemara

Having an Irish grandfather who was a farmer sparked a love of animals and the land in TamiJoy Miller who...
Knock tractor run celebrates 10th anniversary

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Knock tractor run celebrates 10th anniversary

The small village of Knock, Co. Tipperary, is preparing for 10th anniversary of its annual tractor run with this year’s event...
Customers reopen rural Waterford pub after its closure

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Customers reopen rural Waterford pub after its closure

After the owners of a rural Co. Waterford pub called time on their running of the premises, 13 of their...
Elphin Fit Farmers reports range of benefits

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Elphin Fit Farmers reports range of benefits

25 farmers in Elphin, Co. Roscommon, who are taking part in the Fit Farmers initiative, have reported a range of...
South East Science Festival to celebrate regeneration

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South East Science Festival to celebrate regeneration

‘Regeneration’ is the theme of this year’s South East Science Festival which celebrates science in everyday life. Taking place from...
Charlestown woman brings granary back to life

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Charlestown woman brings granary back to life

A Charlestown, Co. Mayo, summer dry stock farmer recently completed works on a granary under the Traditional Farm Buildings grant...
Turning over a new leaf in a natural approach to growing food

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Turning over a new leaf in a natural approach to growing food

Limerick-based Kevin Wallace may not have come from a farming background, but his energy and enthusiasm for a natural approach...
Coal mining leaves legacy in Tipperary agri-environment

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Coal mining leaves legacy in Tipperary agri-environment

Coal mining has left a significant legacy of industrial buildings and landscape features in an otherwise predominantly agricultural environment in...
Laois man on testing times for Kentucky farmers

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Laois man on testing times for Kentucky farmers

Consolidations in the food industry and large food retailers have put downward pressure on the values of what farmers produce,...
Farmer and community activist calls for return of ‘rambling’

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Farmer and community activist calls for return of ‘rambling’

Dancer, choreographer, film-maker, farmer, community activist and Leitrim woman, Edwina Guckian, is putting a national call out to the people...
Kilbehenny NS stages tractor run for all-weather grass area

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Kilbehenny NS stages tractor run for all-weather grass area

Kilbehenny National School, Co. Limerick, will stage a tractor/vintage run tomorrow (Sunday, October 27) from Kilbehenny village at 1:30p.m to...
Cavan enterprise to exhibit at NY’s Milled and Made

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Cavan enterprise to exhibit at NY’s Milled and Made

Co. Cavan-based enterprise, Crafts of Ireland, is proving that Irish wool goes the distance, as it launches five new Lumra...
Mud Matters workshops to take place in Clare

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Mud Matters workshops to take place in Clare

‘Mud Matters’, a two-day workshop on the use of mud/earth in building will be hosted by Dúchas na Sionna at...
Cultshe clothing brand celebrates women in agriculture

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Cultshe clothing brand celebrates women in agriculture

A Co. Antrim dairy farmer is behind Cultshe, an award-winning new clothing and lifestyle brand for women in agriculture. Louise...
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