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Irish Horse
Minding yourself, as well as your horses
Helen Sharp
Breeding and rearing horses is not a game for the faint-hearted, it's long days and hard graft, as a breeder herself, editor Helen Sharp offers some advice for keeping your mind and body in shape.
5 March 2025 Letters
Request for views from farmers: mental health matters
'The experiences of members of Ireland’s farming families need to be heard.' - Dr Siobhán O'Connor, associate professor, School of Health & Human Performance, Dublin City University.
5 March 2025 Health
‘Women do a lot of caring – and there is a cost to that’
Psychologist Allison Keating insists that the chronic levels of stress and anxiety we are experiencing on a daily basis are not normal, writes Rosalind Skillen.
Editorial: ‘all by myself – it felt liberating to enjoy my own company'
I was a bit self-conscious going to the cinema on my own but it was totally worth it.
19 February 2025 Editorial
Developing good health habits to live well later
In part one of a three-week series, we ask medical experts what your health focus should be between the ages of 20 and 39.
12 February 2025 Health
Irish farmer social initiative goes stateside
The initiative was developed to help protect older farmers’ sense of purpose and social connectedness within the farming community in later life.
8 February 2025 News
Track your health stats with a click of a button
Smartphone apps are giving us the insights and tools to live healthier and more mindful lives in just one click or swipe of a button, writes Rosalind Skillen.
5 February 2025 Health
Student farmer views: New Zealand calling after college
James Hanly spoke to some of the first-year agriculture students at Gurteen College while at a farm safety and security event to see what their plans are once they graduate.
5 February 2025 News
Social farming provides benefits beyond the farm gate
Stephen and Heidi Morrison are bringing nature back to their family farm in Co Kildare, for the benefit of the community and the environment, writes Rosalind Skillen.
29 January 2025 Features
Irish Horse: ‘it’s a long road, but horses have shown me how to walk steadily’
A collective of professionals from across Ireland are coming together to share their life-changing work in equine-assisted services, writes Helen Sharp.
29 January 2025 Features
Farmers must be health and safety officers for their enterprises - Teagasc
Dr John McNamara from Teagasc and Finola Colgan from Mental Health Ireland were speaking about farmer wellbeing on the latest episode of the HSE Talking Health and Wellbeing podcast.
22 January 2025 News
Farmers say red tape is the biggest challenge
IFAC’s 2025 Irish Farm report finds that farmers are overall more positive about the future than they were in 2024, but regulations are an issue for 60% of those surveyed. Phelim O’Neill reports
15 January 2025 News