Rural Life
National parks and NPWS sites to close due to Storm Éowyn
All of the country’s national parks and National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) sites will be closed tomorrow (Friday, January...
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Rural Life
Storm Éowyn: ICMSA urges farmers to 'minimise personal risks'
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) is urging “community-minded farmers” to take care and minimise personal risks during Storm...
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Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
Rural Life
Storm Éowyn: Irish Rural Link calls for 'heightened vigilance'
Irish Rural Link is calling for “heightened vigilance” by neighbours of older and vulnerable people ahead of Storm Éowyn. Met...
Rural Life
Farmers urged to be 'extra vigilant' during Storm Éowyn
Farmers are being advised to be “extra vigilant and take precautions” during Storm Éowyn, particularly when working alone. The National...
Rural Life
Storm Éowyn: Met Éireann issues Status Orange wind warning
Met Éireann has issued a Status Orange weather warning for strong winds ahead of the arrival of Storm Éowyn over...
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...
Rural Life
Fáilte Ireland launches 5-year rural tourism initiative in north-west
Fáilte Ireland has launched a new five-year plan that will “help drive and sustain” tourism in rural areas of counties...
Agri-Business
Regulations will 'wreak havoc' for farmers on marginally peaty land
New regulations will “wreak havoc” for farmers on marginally peaty land according to Independent Ireland TD for Roscommon-Galway, Michael Fitzmaurice. Almost...
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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
Met Éireann: Weather warnings likely due to Storm Éowyn
Met Éireann has issued a weather advisory as a deepening low-pressure system, named Storm Éowyn by the UK Met Office,...
Rural Life
First course on animal law in an Irish law school made available
University of Galway has announced the introduction a course on animal law for undergraduate law students in Ireland, starting this...
Rural Life
Quads and scramblers 'laying waste' to Slieve Bloom trails - TD
Quads and scramblers are “laying waste” to bike and walking trails on the Slieve Bloom Mountains, according to an independent...
Rural Life
MEP heaps praise on 'community café' initiative to tackle isolation
An Irish MEP has heaped praise on the ‘community café’ initiative which aims to address loneliness and isolation in rural...
Rural Life
Met Éireann issues Status Yellow warning for 'dense fog'
Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow weather warning for heavy fog across the country for tonight (Monday, January 20)....
Rural Life
Met Éireann issues weather advisory for entire country
Met Éireann has issued a weather advisory for the entire country as it continues to track “a deepening low-pressure system”....
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Cow monitoring app 'means we can stay farming for longer'
Sylvia and John Powell installed Nedap cow monitoring on their 250-strong herd in February 2023. Farming just outside Birr, Co....
Rural Life
Met Éireann: Turning colder with unsettled conditions this week
Met Éireann has said that it will become colder in the coming days, with more unsettled conditions later in the...
Agri Politics
Fianna Fáil members vote to ratify programme for government
Fianna Fáil members have voted to formally ratify the programme for government at a special Ard Fheis in Dublin today...
N.Ireland
Struggling small businesses in NI urged to seek help on energy bills
The Utility Regulator is urging any small business across Northern Ireland that is struggling to pay energy bills this January...
Rural Life
Call for standalone farm buildings to be assigned Eircode
A farmer in Co. Kerry has called for the Eircode system to be extended to include standalone farm buildings on...