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Opinion: rural Ireland’s future depends on homes for young people

Whether you are interested in agriculture, nature, language or culture, housing has become a defining challenge in rural Ireland, writes Ray Ó Foghlú.

OPINION 25 December 2025

Opinion: rural Ireland’s future depends on homes for young people

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Annual tractor run returns to Shinrone

Annual tractor run returns to Shinrone

NEWS 24 December 2025

Ireland to host European Wool Day in 2026

Ireland to host European Wool Day in 2026

SCHEMES 19 December 2025

Applications open for new TAMs grant to replace shed roofs

Applications open for new TAMs grant to replace shed roofs

Applications open for new TAMs grant to replace shed roofs

NEWS 19 December 2025

Farmer Writes: three places very close to my heart

Farmer Writes: three places very close to my heart

Farmer Writes: three places very close to my heart

FARMER WRITES 17 December 2025

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Application imminent for 800ac Cork solar farm

Application imminent for 800ac Cork solar farm

The project has already faced significant objections from locals.

NEWS 3 December 2025

Tractor run in memory of man who died in farm accident

Tractor run in memory of man who died in farm accident

Aidan Daly died in January 2017 at the young age of 32 and is being remembered this Christmas at the fourth annual tractor run named in his honour.

NEWS 3 December 2025

Feet up, wellies off – farm life and festivities

Feet up, wellies off – farm life and festivities

Well-known farmers share their Christmas traditions and how they balance spending time with family and getting the farm jobs done.

LIVING LIFE 3 December 2025

Big milestones and bigger craic across the northwest

Big milestones and bigger craic across the northwest

It’s been a lively few weeks across the northwest, with Macra clubs marking milestones, making memories, and gearing up for a packed social season ahead.

NEWS 3 December 2025

IFA’s live crib opens in heart of Dublin

IFA’s live crib opens in heart of Dublin

Dubliners can visit the Mansion House's live animal crib up to Christmas Eve after Friday's launch.

NEWS 3 December 2025

Wexford dairy farmer rewarded for role in farm stewardship

Wexford dairy farmer rewarded for role in farm stewardship

The award was presented at a ceremony held in the European Parliament, Fine Gael MEP for midlands-northwest Maria Walsh sat on the judging panel.

NEWS 3 December 2025

Concern over lepto vaccine shortages dismissed

Concern over lepto vaccine shortages dismissed

Leptospirosis is a bacterial disease that often leads to reduced milk production, decreased fertility and abortions in cows.

NEWS 3 December 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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