Deirdre Verney

dverney@farmersjournal.ie

Rambling house groups enjoy rural revival

With the winter approaching, now is the time to join your local rambling house group to keep an important tradition alive.

FEATURE 17 September 2026

Rambling house groups enjoy rural revival

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Macha’s Orchard: harnessing the sweet power of the apple peel

Macha’s Orchard: harnessing the sweet power of the apple peel

CL-IFJHOME 16 September 2026

‘I’m closer to silage effluent than a social media influencer’

‘I’m closer to silage effluent than a social media influencer’

FEATURES 11 September 2026

Ploughing 2026: what first-time visitors should bring and expect

Ploughing 2026: what first-time visitors should bring and expect

Ploughing 2026: what first-time visitors should bring and expect

LETTERS 8 September 2026

CCPC reports surge in faulty goods complaints

CCPC reports surge in faulty goods complaints

CCPC reports surge in faulty goods complaints

CONSUMER 2 September 2026

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Country Vibes ..... a few our favourite things

Country Vibes ..... a few our favourite things

From school labels and squirrels to poetry, Deirdre Verney shares some of the things catching our eye.

FEATURES 5 August 2026

Expert money tips for students starting college

Expert money tips for students starting college

Heading to college is exciting and expensive. Here’s some advice to get your finances in order before you go.

CONSUMER 5 August 2026

Country Vibes... a few of our favourite things

Country Vibes... a few of our favourite things

From thresing and Sam in Mayo to poetry, Audrey Kane and Deirdre Verney share some of the things catching our eye.

MY FARMING WEEK 5 August 2026

IFJ Junior: ‘I didn’t think the tractor video would get so much traction’

IFJ Junior: ‘I didn’t think the tractor video would get so much traction’

Tom Gorman recalls travelling by tractor to Brussels with her father, IFA president Francie Gorman, for a major Europe-wide farmers’ protest last December.

FEATURES 5 August 2026

Country Vibes... a few of our favourite things

Country Vibes... a few of our favourite things

From Cork crafts and riding high in Kilkenny to poetry, Diarmuid Nugent, Audrey Kane and Deirdre Verney share some of the things catching our eye.

L2 5 August 2026

Rising rural star makes history at Fleadh

Rising rural star makes history at Fleadh

Siblings Aoibh and Rian Dully have danced into the Fleadh history books

FEATURES 5 August 2026

Editorial: ‘you’ll never plough a field by turning it over in your head’

Editorial: ‘you’ll never plough a field by turning it over in your head’

It's important that our rural sayings are recorded because they reveal so much about us as people, our heritage and rural life.

EDITORIAL 5 August 2026

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Patrick and Valerie Sheehy: building better cows from day one

Achieving average weaning weights of 112kg doesn’t happen by accident. For Patrick and Valerie, it starts with calf management, high-quality nutrition and investing heavily in the first 70 days

Patrick and Valerie Sheehy: building better cows from day one

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