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Farm life...it’s a Kaleb thing
Deirdre Verney
In an extract from his new book, Clarkson’s Farm star Kaleb Cooper says farming saved him.
6 November 2024 Education
Careers: Tyrone teens win ABP Challenge for passing on sustainable farming
The 2024 ABP Angus Youth Challenge final saw two students from Aughnacloy College, Co Tyrone taking home first prize, writes Sarah McIntosh.
6 November 2024 Recruitment
Careers: Government needs to do more for dealerships
Ahead of this year’s FTMTA Farm Machinery Show, labour shortages and interest rates are two of the challenges facing the sector, writes Sarah McIntosh.
Rural Affairs: major childcare reform pledge by Harris as election fever rises
Price caps of €200 per child, per month and new crèche facilities to be built alongside primary schools, will be a priority for Simon Harris if he is re-elected Taoiseach, writes Jacqueline Hogge.
6 November 2024 Features
Careers: Aid Avengers providing care within community
Fifth-year students from a rural area in Co Cork, are providing people in their community with the basic skills needed to save lives, writes Sarah McIntosh.
16 October 2024 Education
Folklore: we came, we saw, we conkered on those autumn days
With the leaves falling from the trees, it’s time to reminisce about the traditional game of conkers, writes Shane Lehane.
16 October 2024 Features
Careers: new project pairs teenage girls with female mentors
A new mentorship programme aims to increase confidence and enhance resilience among teenage girls around the country, writes Sarah McIntosh
16 October 2024 Education
Careers: creatures great and small
A week-long TY programme in Tipperary is encouraging students interested in veterinary to gain more hands-on experience with large animals, writes Sarah McIntosh.
9 October 2024 Education
Neven Maguire: pack a punch with lunch
These recipes are great for making ahead and ideal for your children’s lunchbox, writes Neven Maguire.
18 September 2024 Neven
Special report: lifting the lid on the Hot School Meals Programme
An in-depth examination of the Hot School Meals Programme shows a lack of local food suppliers is restricting the success of the scheme in rural schools. Jacqueline Hogge and Janine Kennedy report.
18 September 2024 Features
Ann Devine: the sparks are flying
Ann’s niece Freya has taken a new direction. Neighbour Nuala Costigan is finding it hard to come to grips with this current situation.
11 September 2024 Features
Katherine O'Leary: 'stifled and silenced by fear of a church that was revered’
The recent Scoping Inquiry into abuse of children in schools run by religious orders has absolutely shocked the nation – and rightly so, writes Katherine O’Leary.
11 September 2024 l2