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Cryptosporidium outbreak linked to farm setting in mid-west

The Department of Public Health Mid-West has revealed that there has been a cryptosporidium outbreak linked to a farm setting in...

April 6, 2022 7:45pm

Agri-Business

Experts say public transport as vital as broadband in rural Ireland

Every single person in Ireland should have access to a reliable, public-transport system no matter where they live, according to...

April 6, 2022 5:30pm

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

Minister to work with fur farming businesses as ban becomes law

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, and Minister of State with responsibility for biodiversity and land use,...

April 5, 2022 4:07pm

Rural Life

Rural community response to help those fleeing Ukraine

The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Darragh O’Brien, along with Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys...

April 4, 2022 5:42pm

Rural Life

Increased patrols and air surveillance to deter upland fires

Heritage minister, Malcolm Noonan has visited the site of an illegal 300ha fire in Wicklow Mountains National Park and announced...

March 31, 2022 5:25pm

Rural Life

No-one injured after pig truck overturns in Monaghan

Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of a single-vehicle road traffic incident in Monaghan today (Tuesday, March 29), which...

March 29, 2022 5:02pm

Rural Life

Minister urged to explain why rural water report will not be published

Independent TD for Laois-Offaly, Deputy Carol Nolan has urged the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to explain why...

March 28, 2022 12:15pm

Rural Life

MEP welcomes EU proposals on 'smart villages'

Sinn Féin MEP Chris MacManus has welcomed the European Parliament’s report regarding regional connectivity and smart villages. Speaking from Brussels,...

March 27, 2022 10:00am

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...

Environment

Farmers play key role in €5.9m corncrake habitat conservation project

A new €5.9 million Corncrake LIFE conservation project funded by the EU includes collaborative work with farmers and landowners to...

March 26, 2022 7:00am

Rural Life

Farmers and outdoors workers urged to be 'sun smart' this weekend

Today, (Friday, March 25, 2022) the Health Service Executive (HSE) National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP) and Healthy Ireland are reminding...

March 25, 2022 12:45pm

Rural Life

New secretary general at department of rural development

Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys has announced the appointment of Mary Hurley as the new secretary general...

March 23, 2022 12:03pm

Rural Life

NBI launches fund to support rural communities

National Broadband Ireland (NBI), the company delivering the National Broadband Plan (NBP), has announced its partnership with RISE Global Foundation,...

March 17, 2022 7:00am