Rural Life
€1.5m grant scheme for traditional farm buildings opens
Minister for Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and the Marine, Martin Heydon, has announced the opening of the 2025 Traditional Farm Buildings...
Heritage
Machinery
Sligo Field club to host lecture on tractor inventor Harry Ferguson
The Sligo Field club will kickstart their 2025 calendar with a guest lecture on the legacy of Harry Ferguson, the...
Sponsored
Native Tree Area Scheme makes planting trees easier
If you’re a farmer looking to generate extra income, the Native Tree Area Scheme (NTAS) is a great opportunity to...
Rural Life
€85m to restore derelict heritage buildings in communities
Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien and Minister of State for local government and planning, Alan Dillon have...
Rural Life
Promoting the farmer/carpenter tradition in Tipperary
Farmer Sean Gleeson from Terryglass , Co. Tipperary, is not only an accomplished musician, playing all around the midlands and...
Rural Life
Boyhan: Recruitment of new heritage professionals 'very welcome'
Senator Victor Boyhan has said that a recruitment plan for heritage professionals recently announced is “very welcome”, which will see...
Environment
Minister Noonan joins world leaders at biodiversity conference
Minister of State with responsibility for for nature, heritage and electoral reform, Malcolm Noonan, has represented Ireland at the 16th...
Rural Life
Grant scheme for thatched buildings to open in November
A grant scheme worth €500,000 to help preserve historic thatched buildings across the country is due to open in the...
Rural Life
Over 20 objections to plan for derelict Tipperary farm buildings
By Gordon Deegan Plans to demolish John Magnier co-owned derelict farm buildings at Parkville near Clonmel in Co. Tipperary are facing...
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
Rural Life
Ireland wins EU heritage award for Traditional Farm Buildings Scheme
Ireland is among one of five winners for the 2024 European Heritage Awards or Europa Nostra Awards for the Traditional...
Environment
BirdWatch Ireland welcomes nature and heritage funding increase
BirdWatch Ireland has welcomed the €172 million package for nature and heritage announced as part of Budget 2025 this week....
Rural Life
Minister: Vote for Traditional Farm Buildings Scheme in awards
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has reminded everyone that voting is open for the ‘Public Choice’...
Rural Life
Watch: The art of thatch - Ireland's disappearing heritage industry
Master thatcher, John Brereton, who has been thatching since the age of 14, has claimed that the industry now faces...
Rural Life
Public callout to find Kilkenny holy wells and mass paths
Kilkenny County Council is appealing to locals across the county to help locate missing holy wells and mass paths for...
Rural Life
Minister urges public to celebrate National Heritage Week
National Heritage Week takes place from tomorrow, Saturday August 17 to Sunday, August 25 with hundreds of events happening around...
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RDS Announces Opening of Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Awards
In its sixth year, the RDS Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Awards celebrates the work of individuals, farming families and...
CAP / Schemes
70 traditional farm buildings secured grant aid in 2023
70 buildings, along with several other related farm structures, were allocated funding under the Traditional Farm Buildings Grant Scheme in...
N.Ireland
CAFRE to host free dry stone walling training courses
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is set to host a series of free dry stone walling...
Rural Life
Farming since the Famine - how Irish agriculture has changed
Ireland’s farming landscape has changed significantly since the Great Famine in 1845 and the many changes have been documented by...
Rural Life
LAWPRO urges community groups to apply for grants scheme
The Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO) is encouraging community groups around the country to apply for funding under a €30,000...