Rural Life
IFA President calls for charter for rural Ireland
IFA President Eddie Downey has called on the Government to introduce a charter for rural Ireland to drive economic recovery across...
Rural Ireland
N.Ireland
O’Neill allocates £1m for North's rural communities
Some £1m has been allocated to rural communities in Northern Ireland to help tackle rural poverty and social isolation, the...
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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...
Agri-Business
85% of the population to have high-speed broadband by 2018
Some 85% of the population is to have high-speed broadband access in 2018 with 100% connected by 2020, the Minister for Communications...
Rural Life
Get to 'Know Your Neighbour' at upcoming Macra weekend
The 10th annual Macra na Feirme ‘Know Your Neighbour’ weekend will take place on July 25 and 26, 2015, with...
Agri-Business
Service provider wanted for €130,000 rural programme for women
A fund of €130,000 has been made available to help fund the development and training of a business programme aimed...
Rural Life
Extra vigilance of farm safety needed over busy summer period - Coveney
Extra vigilance is needed when it comes to farm safety in rural areas as farming activities intensify over the summer, according...
Rural Life
Former IFA President targeted by thieves with three break-ins in six weeks
Quads, diesel, equipment and small tools have been stolen from former IFA President Padraig Walshe over the past number of...
Rural Life
Eircom to connect 300,000 rural premises with high speed broadband
Some 300,000 rural homes and businesses across Ireland are to be connected with high speed fibre broadband, Eircom has announced. The...
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Wexford farmer sees benefits of Youngstock Monitoring Technology
Seamus O’Leary, who milks 130 pedigree Holstein Friesian cows at Coolnagree Dairy in Co. Wexford, splits his calving between autumn...
Rural Life
90,000km of cable to bring high-speed broadband to rural Ireland
Some 90,000km of fibre optic cable is to bring high-speed broadband to rural Ireland under Eircom’s proposed solution to the...
Rural Life
'Burglar had my arm held and I was afraid for my life'
An elderly woman told her story on Newstalk this week of how she and her husband are now scared in their...
Rural Life
Bogus callers in rural Ireland: how to prevent being scammed
One of the main issues in rural crime in Ireland at the moment is bogus callers, people calling to a...
Rural Life
€6,000 in prizes up for grabs in rural clean-up initiative
There is €6,000 in prizes up for grabs as part of the IFA and Irish Farm Film Producers Group’s (IFFPG) Rural...