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Rural transport numbers jump to 1.3m
Public Transport Minister Alan Kelly recently announced the creation of 18 new transport co-ordination units (TCUs) across the country as...
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National Ploughing Championships
Anna Marie McHugh appointed general secretary of world ploughing
The executive committee of the World Ploughing Organisation (WPO) recently appointed a new general secretary. Anna Marie McHugh from Republic...
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Cavan farmer dies in tragic accident
A Cavan farmer has died in a farming accident on Friday. Pat Bradley, 57, was in Dungimmon, off Mount Nugent....
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How to Sell to Farmers...
In this week’s post, Lorna Sixmith outlines the dos and do-nots for those hoping to make a sale with a...
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Holidaymakers warned of Illegal Produce
Bringing back novel or exotic food and plant products from some countries could result in serious disease and unwanted pests....
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Ash Dieback: The Warning Signs
DARD have outlined the warning signs for Ash dieback. Speaking after the launch of the All Ireland Chalara Control Strategy,...
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Minister issues Warning on Wildfires
Tom Hayes T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with responsibility for forestry today...
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Land of Talks and Honey
The Federation of Irish Beekeepers’ Association (FIBA) has outlined its summer course for 2013. The week-long event will include a...
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Longford Show to Return
Now entering its 112th year, The Longford Show and Country Fair is set to return on Saturday, July 27th. Visitors can...
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Would You Marry a Farmer
Would You Marry A Farmer ? Confessions of An Irish Farmerette’ is a non-fiction book based on Irish blogger, Lorna...
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Timber awards galore!
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with responsibility for Forestry, Tom Hayes TD, presented...
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Regressions in Credit Unions
‘Regressions’ in credit unions across Ireland are to be addressed by the Department of Finance this year with a new...
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Charity begins with a Keelings berry
Ronan Keating this morning launched the Marks & Spencer Keelings Irish Berries Promotion in aid of the Marie Keating Foundation....
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Best Kept Town winners, Castlecoote scoops first prize
UPDATE: Castlecoote, Co Roscommon is the overall winner of Ireland’s Best Kept Town competition 2013. The results were announced this...
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The Farm has highest rate of occupational death
The principal driver of good health and safety management on farms is taking ongoing preventative action. This was the message...
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Prof Walls steals the Virginia Show
Prof Patrick Wall, associate professor of public health in University College Dublin’s School of Public Health and Population Sciences, and...
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Organic summer farm walks
UPDATE: A nationwide series of national organic farming open days will take place this summer. Teagasc, the Department of Agriculture,...
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Online payments threaten rural post offices
An Post has once again won the tender for social welfare payment services from 2014, it was announced this morning....
