With Dr Catherine Keena
Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist
Ivy is part of our Irish biodiversity
Look out for ivy around the crib on the feast of the epiphany or outside where it provides valuable cover and nesting habitat for wildlife. The brimstone butterfly spends its winter in dense ivy - with wings folded, it resembles an old ivy leaf. Ivy is a self-supporting climber, good for screening unattractive fences or walls. Ivy can grow from cuttings. It grows easily from berries or small rooted branches may also be transplanted. It is not a parasite of trees and will not directly kill them, but its weight may make a tree more susceptible to wind blow. Love or hate it, ivy is part of our native Irish biodiversity.
Baby John, who was born on 12 December 2023, was being introduced to farming by his two older brothers, Brendan (6) and Michael (3) at just two days old - filling in his grandad's footsteps before even leaving the hospital / submitted by Brian Holmes
The percentage of Irish women now in senior leadership roles – a positive number compared to the global average of 32.4%.
Read more in careers: ‘Encouraging women to become leaders in their communities’
It’s such a saviour to be able to hear everything properly. I’m very proud of my hearing aids, and they’re so tiny,
you can’t even see them. I would highly recommend anybody that has a hearing problem to go for it. It just gives you a better quality of life and a peace of mind.”
Birgitta Hedin-Curtin in this week’s cover story ‘Finding her place’
Buyer Beware - not all GAA helmets are created equal.
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) placed an urgent warning around counterfeit hurling and camogie helmets, saying that what you might gain in style will not make up for the potential safety risk of using the wrong kind of helmet.
The helmets in question are branded ‘Gola’ and are often sold in online marketplaces or via social media. These helmets do not meet basic PPE (personal protective equipment) standards and can cause serious injury to the face, head and eyes if used for playing sports.
The actual company Gola does not manufacture helmets. Therefore, these ‘Gola’ helmets on offer are actually counterfeit. Hurling and camogie helmets must have a CE mark to show they meet the standard health and safety requirements. If a counterfeit helmet has such a mark, it is likely the CE mark is also counterfeit and not to be believed.
ccpc.ie
Meet The Maker
Maria Moynihan chats to Kilkenny-based jewellery designer Siadbh Duffy.
farmersjournal.ie/life/features/meet-the-maker-kilkenny-based-jewellery-designer-siadbh-duffy-785984
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Welcome to a week in the country
Welcome to a week in the country
With Dr Catherine Keena
Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist
Ivy is part of our Irish biodiversity
Look out for ivy around the crib on the feast of the epiphany or outside where it provides valuable cover and nesting habitat for wildlife. The brimstone butterfly spends its winter in dense ivy - with wings folded, it resembles an old ivy leaf. Ivy is a self-supporting climber, good for screening unattractive fences or walls. Ivy can grow from cuttings. It grows easily from berries or small rooted branches may also be transplanted. It is not a parasite of trees and will not directly kill them, but its weight may make a tree more susceptible to wind blow. Love or hate it, ivy is part of our native Irish biodiversity.
Baby John, who was born on 12 December 2023, was being introduced to farming by his two older brothers, Brendan (6) and Michael (3) at just two days old - filling in his grandad's footsteps before even leaving the hospital / submitted by Brian Holmes
The percentage of Irish women now in senior leadership roles – a positive number compared to the global average of 32.4%.
Read more in careers: ‘Encouraging women to become leaders in their communities’
It’s such a saviour to be able to hear everything properly. I’m very proud of my hearing aids, and they’re so tiny,
you can’t even see them. I would highly recommend anybody that has a hearing problem to go for it. It just gives you a better quality of life and a peace of mind.”
Birgitta Hedin-Curtin in this week’s cover story ‘Finding her place’
Buyer Beware - not all GAA helmets are created equal.
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) placed an urgent warning around counterfeit hurling and camogie helmets, saying that what you might gain in style will not make up for the potential safety risk of using the wrong kind of helmet.
The helmets in question are branded ‘Gola’ and are often sold in online marketplaces or via social media. These helmets do not meet basic PPE (personal protective equipment) standards and can cause serious injury to the face, head and eyes if used for playing sports.
The actual company Gola does not manufacture helmets. Therefore, these ‘Gola’ helmets on offer are actually counterfeit. Hurling and camogie helmets must have a CE mark to show they meet the standard health and safety requirements. If a counterfeit helmet has such a mark, it is likely the CE mark is also counterfeit and not to be believed.
ccpc.ie
Meet The Maker
Maria Moynihan chats to Kilkenny-based jewellery designer Siadbh Duffy.
farmersjournal.ie/life/features/meet-the-maker-kilkenny-based-jewellery-designer-siadbh-duffy-785984
Read more
Welcome to a week in the country
Welcome to a week in the country
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