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IFJ Junior: Clare entrepreneur hatches an egg-citing business plan
Soma Biro
A young businessman who sells eggs to a Co Clare restaurant gets a mention on the menu, writes Soma Biro.
IFJ Junior: Clare entrepreneur hatches an egg-citing business plan
Beekeeping with Willie: ‘this year has been a washout’
24 July 2024 Features
Beekeeping with Willie: ‘this year has been a washout’
Honey production has stalled because of the weather and producing queens has become difficult, writes Willie O’Byrne.
Legal query: can I redirect assets under a will to try qualify for agri reliefs?
24 July 2024 Consumer
Legal query: can I redirect assets under a will to try qualify for agri reliefs?
When property is left to you unexpectedly, there can be scope to redirect assets under a will to try qualify for agri tax reliefs, writes Aisling Meehan.
Money Mentor: navigating succession without agricultural relief
In this week's Money Mentor, Marty Murphy, head of tax in ifac, evaluates your options if faced with an unexpected inheritance.
24 July 2024 Money Mentor
Desperate farmwife: when your partner has 'farm tunnel vision'
Taking a tough love approach can shock your farming partner into spending more time with the family, writes our Desperate Farmwife.
24 July 2024 Features
Health: filing a complaint about a nursing home
Dealing with grievances related to nursing home care early on is better than letting complaints fester and escalate, writes Margaret Hawkins.
24 July 2024 Health
Nicola Tuthill: throwing for gold
It’s a dream come true for Cork’s Nicola Tuthill to make her first Olympic Games at the tender age of just 20, writes Deirdre Verney.
24 July 2024 CL-IFJHome
Boosting community spirit in Cork with a splash of colour
Ahead of the All-Ireland final, Cork farmer and artist join forces to bring a large concrete cow statue to life, writes Sarah McIntosh.
20 July 2024 Features
The mighty men of Matehy
The townland of Matehy has a special place in the annals of tug-of-war, writes Shane Lehane.
17 July 2024 Features
Miss Road Frontage
Ann's niece Freya goes outside her comfort zone taking part in the Miss Road Frontage pageant, but she has a plan.
17 July 2024 Features
Rural Life: stigma stops men seeking domestic abuse support
In the second part of our series on domestic violence, Jacqueline Hogge speaks to male victims who share their experience of coercive control by former partners and the damage it inflicts on families.
17 July 2024 Features
Money Mentor: is joining a company pension scheme worth it?
In this week’s Money Mentor, Martin Glennon, Head of Financial Planning at Ifac, discusses the value to be gotten from joining a company pension scheme.
17 July 2024 Money Mentor