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Editorial: ‘the phrase "buy cheap, buy twice” definitely applies when gardening'

The phrase ‘buy cheap, buy twice’ is one which especially applies to garden tools.

EDITORIAL 18 March 2026

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Dear Miriam: ‘my sister is sacrificing her own dreams to keep family farm going'

Dear Miriam: ‘my sister is sacrificing her own dreams to keep family farm going'

ASK MIRIAM 18 March 2026

Money Mentor: can ice cream sweeten farm diversification?

Money Mentor: can ice cream sweeten farm diversification?

MONEY MENTOR 18 March 2026

Pretty in pink petals unfold

Pretty in pink petals unfold

Pretty in pink petals unfold

GARDENING 18 March 2026

Pitch perfect: 'I’m not here for the money'

Pitch perfect: 'I’m not here for the money'

Pitch perfect: 'I’m not here for the money'

SPORT 18 March 2026

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Adulting in rural Ireland: ‘I feel like a failure still living at home’

Adulting in rural Ireland: ‘I feel like a failure still living at home’

In week two of our series, we talk to young people living in the family home has become an increasingly familiar part of life, we ask them how it’s shaping their lives.

FEATURES 18 March 2026

Country vibes... a few of our favourite things

Country vibes... a few of our favourite things

What we're loving around this country this week, writes Diarmuid Nugent.

MY FARMING WEEK 18 March 2026

Two Wexford homes under €200,000 from renovation to turnkey available

Two Wexford homes under €200,000 from renovation to turnkey available

A farmhouse project and a move-in ready village house offer two different paths to home ownership in Wexford this week.

PROPERTY 18 March 2026

Petrol vs battery – power up with the right gardening tools

Petrol vs battery – power up with the right gardening tools

How to choose the right equipment for the job and for your garden.

GARDENING 18 March 2026

Living the ice cream dream: ‘we love supporting farmers’

Living the ice cream dream: ‘we love supporting farmers’

Emerald Ice Cream was dreamed up by two friends with a shared love of food, farming and dairy – now they sell on a global scale.

NEWS 18 March 2026

Fancy some Easter family fun in the Marble City?

Fancy some Easter family fun in the Marble City?

Looking to get away for a few days with the kids over Easter break? Kilkenny is a small but mighty city.

TRAVEL 18 March 2026

'Glimmer of hope' for farming communities in new rural housing plans

'Glimmer of hope' for farming communities in new rural housing plans

Plans to liberalise the planning system for one off rural homes are being given a cautious welcome by young farmers, but not everyone agrees relaxing guidelines is the right approach to take.

FEATURES 18 March 2026

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Cutting clean in tough conditions: Conal Moore on running Krone EasyCut Mowers

Conal Moore an agri contractor and tillage framer from Ballygar Co Galway. “We do a lot of reseeding, slurry spreading and tillage work but baling would be our main enterprise”.

Cutting clean in tough conditions: Conal Moore on running Krone EasyCut Mowers

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