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Paralympian Rosemary Gaffney: major heart surgery was ‘hard, but worth it'

The para dressage rider Rosemary Gaffney shares her reflections on recovery from heart surgery and the realities of returning to activity.

HEALTH 8 April 2026

Paralympian Rosemary Gaffney: major heart surgery was ‘hard, but worth it'

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My Farming Week: Hannah Ryan, Ballylooby and Araglin, Co Tipperary

My Farming Week: Hannah Ryan, Ballylooby and Araglin, Co Tipperary

NEWS 8 April 2026

Maxwell livestock loads shipment of weanling bulls

Maxwell livestock loads shipment of weanling bulls

MARKETS 8 April 2026

Farm Tech Talk: input costs, beef markets and North Cork Creameries

Farm Tech Talk: input costs, beef markets and North Cork Creameries

Farm Tech Talk: input costs, beef markets and North Cork Creameries

PODCAST 3 April 2026

Liz Clancy: 'I'm a death doula and that's a privilege'

Liz Clancy: 'I'm a death doula and that's a privilege'

Liz Clancy: 'I'm a death doula and that's a privilege'

HEALTH 1 April 2026

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Endometriosis in Ireland: ‘we can’t stop fighting for better care’

Endometriosis in Ireland: ‘we can’t stop fighting for better care’

Irish women face waits of up to a decade for an endometriosis diagnosis, experts warn, leaving many in prolonged pain.

HEALTH 13 March 2026

Department warning over lead poisoning in cattle

Department warning over lead poisoning in cattle

Farmers are urged to carefully check their fields and hedgerows for sources of lead such as old car batteries before turning cattle out to pasture and before making silage this spring.

NEWS 13 March 2026

Supporting mental health from farms to schools

Supporting mental health from farms to schools

Loneliness and anxiety is gripping young people in rural Ireland, but there is support at a community level across the country.

HEALTH 13 March 2026

Beef HealthCheck reports – 10 years on

Beef HealthCheck reports – 10 years on

Dr Nataschua Meunier takes a look back at the Beef HealthCheck programme and how it has evolved over the last 10 years.

BREEDING & HEALTH 13 March 2026

Food-and-mouth disease outbreak in Greece confirmed

Food-and-mouth disease outbreak in Greece confirmed

This is the first outbreak of the previously eradicated disease in Greece since August 1994.

NEWS 13 March 2026

Farmers advised to vaccinate for blackleg

Farmers advised to vaccinate for blackleg

The Department’s animal health surveillance programme recommends contacting your vet for the best blackleg vaccination procedure for your farm.

NEWS 13 March 2026

New farmer wellbeing programme from Kerry Dairy Ireland

New farmer wellbeing programme from Kerry Dairy Ireland

KDI is the first Irish dairy processor to extend a full employee assistance programme to its milk suppliers and their families.

NEWS 13 March 2026

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Driving calf performance along with efficiency

Ger and Jonathan Sheehan on building a high-performing calf-rearing system in Co Cork.

Driving calf performance along with efficiency

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