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Katherine O'Leary: ‘I first met my mother-in-law Lil, 46 years ago’
Katherine O'Leary
Lil O’Leary died this week at the age of 96. She will be fondly remembered by her family, her 17 grandchildren and five great grandchildren, writes Katherine O’Leary.
1 May 2024 Katherine O'Leary
Katherine's Country: it’s important to build trust with your animals
De-horning is the first tough thing we have to do to calves. It is possible to do it pain free without any trauma, preserving the relationship between calf and farmer, writes Katherine O’Leary.
24 April 2024 Katherine O'Leary
Katherine's Country: new systems need good service people on call
The warmer days have come with a new sense of positivity – even when there was a problem with the feeding station, we kept our cool to find the solution, writes Katherine O’Leary.
Katherine's Country: it is important to explain our suffering to non-farmers
Wet weather is creating a mounting crisis – we need to keep the message simple when explaining the impact of rain on our livelihood, writes Katherine O’Leary.
17 April 2024 Katherine O'Leary
Katherine's Country: ‘farmers will endure – and the sun will shine again’
Despite the incessant rain over the last couple of months, we need to hold onto hope and know that this tough time will pass, writes Katherine O’Leary.
10 April 2024 Katherine O'Leary
Katherine O'Leary: it’s been a difficult calving season
While most cows calve without issue, things don’t always go to plan, writes Katherine O’Leary.
3 April 2024 Katherine O'Leary
Katherine's Country: 'will it ever stop raining?'
The washload for seven people is challenging when you can’t get a line of washing dry, writes Katherine O’Leary.
27 March 2024 Katherine O'Leary
Katherine in the Country: a scour outbreak piles on the pressure
Everything was going according to plan with calving, until it wasn’t.
20 March 2024 Craft
Katherine in the Country: 'time to nuture creativity'
A costume was needed for World Book Day, so it was time for granny and grandson to get creative, writes Katherine O’Leary.
13 March 2024 Katherine O'Leary
Katherine in the Country: ‘making positive changes'
In celebrating International Women’s Day, aim to do something positive for women by making things easier on the farm.
6 March 2024 Katherine O'Leary
One hundred cows calved and it is still only February
Compact calving is intense but the period is short lived. It is important to treat the people we work with with dignity and respect and that includes family members.
28 February 2024 Katherine O'Leary
Katherine O'Leary: ‘I hope that my experience has given hope to people'
Brenda O’ Donohue from RTÉ’s Countrywide dropped by and we chatted about everything from diagnosis, treatment and surgery to getting back in the calf shed, writes Katherine O’Leary.
21 February 2024 Katherine O'Leary