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’Tis the season to spoil her
Make Christmas special for the lady in your life, with gifts from Irish artisans and local brands, writes Rosalind Skillen.
20 November 2024 Features
Running start: the women hoping to make a change
As gender quotas increase for next week’s general election, three candidates share their reasons for going forward for the Dáil, writes Jacqueline Hogge.
20 November 2024 Careers
Driving support for our women in dairy
Ahead of the Dairy Women Ireland conference that’s taking place on 23 November, we speak to the president of the voluntary organisation Mary Kinston about the future of the industry.
‘The dairy industry is constantly innovating’
With Dairy Day returning to SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork this week, we look at the variety of opportunities available within the dairy sector, writes Aretha Uamai.
20 November 2024 Careers
Lydia Clayton: rural roots spark golden passion
Growing up on the family’s dairy farm, surrounded by the countryside, influenced goldsmith Lydia Clayton’s craft and drive for success, writes Deirdre Verney.
6 November 2024 Features
Rural Affairs: why we need to talk more about farm succession
The tricky subject of farm succession causes conflict in many families, but can be avoided with early conversations on the subject, says dairy farmer Anne-Marie Ryan from Co Tipperary.
6 November 2024 Features
Editorial: there's magic in that room
The Irish Country Living team work hard to create a great Women & Agriculture conference each year but its magic is the atmosphere in the room, one that can only be created with 600 supportive women.
30 October 2024 Editorial
Navigating rural life
The theme of this year’s Women & Agriculture conference was Changing Seasons. Even as the seasons change, some things stay the same – such as the ongoing support of our conference.
30 October 2024 News
Careers: ‘the biggest barrier to STEM is lack of funding’
Ahead of Science Week, we take a look at some of the local initiatives that are emphasising the importance of STEM to people of all ages, writes Sarah McIntosh.
30 October 2024 Education
Thoughts from Women & Agriculture conference and some pumpkin magic
The Women & Agriculture conference has once again delivered inspiration and dealt with difficult topics in the lives of farming families. The day after the conference, it was time to find a pumpkin.
30 October 2024 Katherine O'Leary
Rural Affairs: helping survivors escape 'mental prison' of abuse
Sharing her survival story of childhood sexual abuse, mother of two and grandmother of five, Ann Moore is hoping to create a sisterhood of support for fellow victims, she tells Jacqueline Hogge.
30 October 2024 Features
Cultural change needed for women in succession
The inaugural Women & Agriculture Succession Workshop started a conversation where families need to have in terms of will and inheritance wishes in order to avoid conflict, writes Jacqueline Hogge.
29 October 2024 News