With Dr Catherine Keena
Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist
Look out for vetches, which are positive indicators for ACRES. Distinguishing features are binding tendrils and pea-like seed pods. Their Latin name, vicia, comes from the verb “to bind”. Tufted vetch viccia cracca is common at the base of hedges and in old pastures. Long branched tendrils at the end of the leaf stalks help it climb. Long, one-sided inflorescence of intense bright bluish purple flowers and numerous pairs of long, narrow leaflets distinguish it from bush vetch, which has shorter, duller flowers and fewer pairs of leaflets. Valued by bees, butterflies and flies – vetches are part of our native Irish biodiversity.
(Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a...) New John Deere
By Dr Jonathan Roth
Oh Lord, won’t you buy me
A brand new John Deere
My friends all drive Masseys
Which makes me shed tears
I worked all my life
No help from my peers
Oh Lord, won’t you buy me
A brand new John Deere
Oh Lord, won’t you buy me
A night in Westport
I’m counting on your Lord
I need some fun and sport.
Show me you love me
And buy the next round
Oh Lord, won’t you send me
Some girls on the town?
No Lord, I don’t want
A Mercedez Benz
I’m not Janis Joplin
Or one of her friends
I gave your church
My communion money
So buy me my tractor
And stop being funny.
*Published in Jonathan
Roth’s recent book, Bar Stool
Notions of Poetry.
Number of the week: £100m
The Wyndham Land Act 1903, made the then colossal sum of £100 million (£10 billion in today’s money) available for land sale and purchase. History series.
Some more Women in Action: Katelyn and Dervla Desmond having fun on pit of 2nd cut silage of Humphrey Desmond,Newcestown, Co.Cork. Submitted by Coirla Desmond
I could name family names that are involved in eel fishing here and when you look back 100 years, you’ll see the same family names. It’s just the sort of thing that passes from one generation to the next along the shoreline.” Cover feature, Current to Catchment.
A new microcredentials course is giving a boost to upskilling, according to Sarah McIntosh.
According to the latest report on financial wellbeing from the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC), which was published earlier this month, single people living alone and lone parents are least satisfied with their current financial situation. The report, entitled Financial Well-being in Ireland: Financial Literacy and Inclusion in 2023, showed that 33% of all respondents are “just getting by” financially. For those with primary level education or lower, this percentage rose to 50%. This report is the first in a series which will explore a range of aspects of financial wellbeing in Ireland. The good news? It seems that many Irish households are making sound financial decisions, with 86% of respondents saying they save.
With Dr Catherine Keena
Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist
Look out for vetches, which are positive indicators for ACRES. Distinguishing features are binding tendrils and pea-like seed pods. Their Latin name, vicia, comes from the verb “to bind”. Tufted vetch viccia cracca is common at the base of hedges and in old pastures. Long branched tendrils at the end of the leaf stalks help it climb. Long, one-sided inflorescence of intense bright bluish purple flowers and numerous pairs of long, narrow leaflets distinguish it from bush vetch, which has shorter, duller flowers and fewer pairs of leaflets. Valued by bees, butterflies and flies – vetches are part of our native Irish biodiversity.
(Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a...) New John Deere
By Dr Jonathan Roth
Oh Lord, won’t you buy me
A brand new John Deere
My friends all drive Masseys
Which makes me shed tears
I worked all my life
No help from my peers
Oh Lord, won’t you buy me
A brand new John Deere
Oh Lord, won’t you buy me
A night in Westport
I’m counting on your Lord
I need some fun and sport.
Show me you love me
And buy the next round
Oh Lord, won’t you send me
Some girls on the town?
No Lord, I don’t want
A Mercedez Benz
I’m not Janis Joplin
Or one of her friends
I gave your church
My communion money
So buy me my tractor
And stop being funny.
*Published in Jonathan
Roth’s recent book, Bar Stool
Notions of Poetry.
Number of the week: £100m
The Wyndham Land Act 1903, made the then colossal sum of £100 million (£10 billion in today’s money) available for land sale and purchase. History series.
Some more Women in Action: Katelyn and Dervla Desmond having fun on pit of 2nd cut silage of Humphrey Desmond,Newcestown, Co.Cork. Submitted by Coirla Desmond
I could name family names that are involved in eel fishing here and when you look back 100 years, you’ll see the same family names. It’s just the sort of thing that passes from one generation to the next along the shoreline.” Cover feature, Current to Catchment.
A new microcredentials course is giving a boost to upskilling, according to Sarah McIntosh.
According to the latest report on financial wellbeing from the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC), which was published earlier this month, single people living alone and lone parents are least satisfied with their current financial situation. The report, entitled Financial Well-being in Ireland: Financial Literacy and Inclusion in 2023, showed that 33% of all respondents are “just getting by” financially. For those with primary level education or lower, this percentage rose to 50%. This report is the first in a series which will explore a range of aspects of financial wellbeing in Ireland. The good news? It seems that many Irish households are making sound financial decisions, with 86% of respondents saying they save.
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