Irish Country Living
Claiming nursing home relief
If you have a loved one in a nursing home, are you claiming the tax relief? Most people are not. Ciara Leahy reports.
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CIARA'S COUNTRY FLAVOURS: Georgina's top picks
Planning on a break away or a memorable food experience? The Georgina Campbell award winners have recently been announced, continuing to be a trusted source of guidance, writes Ciara Leahy.
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Meet the National Champion in the PR€VENTION FOR PROFIT competition
Eamon Sheehan is farming 70 hectares near Cuffesgrange in Co Kilkenny. The new entrant to dairy is a Nuffield Scholar and an avid sport horse fan. Eamon milked 150 cows this year.
Meet the Ulster champion in the PR€VENTION FOR PROFIT competition
Stephen Gibson is the sixth generation of Gibson’s to farm near Hillsborough in Co Down. Stephen was a beef and sheep farmer up to 2012, before taking the plunge to get into dairy farming.
Meet the Munster champion in the PR€VENTION FOR PROFIT competition
In 1994, Sean Cronin took over what was then an outside block attached to the family’s dairy farm at Mallow, in Co Cork.
IFA Branch AGMs- Make your Voice Heard
Our branch AGMs begin this week and will take place in 947 locations around the country. It has never been more important to give feedback on what matters to you, so we encourage you to come along.
Careers: Maximising the food chain
This week, we meet one of our speakers at the Agri Careers Expo, Caroline Keeling, who discusses her career as well as maximising the value of her enterprise, writes Anthony Jordan
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Where can I study veterinary medicine across Europe?
Anthony Jordan looks across Europe at where students can study veterinary medicine, as well as speaking with someone who has taken this route.
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Clare residential farm sells after auction
The beautiful Springfield House on 65 acres in Sixmilebridge, Co Clare, sold after auction for a figure believed to be around €1.3m.
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Irish show jumpers' successful weekend
Irish show jumpers posted good results from various international competitions last weekend.
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