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New programme awards €650,000 in project funding to technological universities
Sarah McIntosh
Local water quality and sustainable food production among projects being awarded funding under a new learning and teaching initiative, writes Sarah McIntosh.
 
 
Beef
Early indications positive on sexed semen use on Tullamore Farm
News
Weekend weather: sunny spells and dry conditions
Beef
Five tips for farm safety at silage time
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Safety around slurry stores: the grants available and how to qualify
VIDEOS
Education
Meath school chosen as Ireland's fittest
Gilson National School has been chosen as Ireland’s fittest school as part of the Fyffes primary school competition, writes Sarah McIntosh.
20 May 2023
News
Six steps to help ensure a safe silage harvest - Minister Heydon
Over half of all fatal incidents on farms involve vehicles or machinery, Minister Heydon warned as silage season gets under way.
19 May 2023
News
Encouraging students to think big
Students from Carlow, Offaly and Kilkenny have won the top prizes in Ireland’s national creative thinking programme, The Big Idea, writes Sarah McIntosh.
24 May 2023
News
Trespassing and loose dogs to feature in Garda engagement week
Local Gardaí will be meeting with their communities to discuss problems they may have with farm and rural crime.
18 May 2023
News
Have you checked your CAO application?
CAO applicants are urged to check and confirm their account information before it’s too late, writes Sarah McIntosh.
13 May 2023
News
Young innovators impress at Student Enterprise Final
Secondary school students led the way with their agriculture entrepreneurship ideas at the student enterprise final in Croke Park.
17 May 2023
 
Features
Education: Under pressure? Parenting through exam season
It’s exam season and parents around the country are walking on eggshells. But how can we best support our children - and ourselves - through the stress, asks Rebecca Lenehan.
24 May 2023
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Farm safely – look up and look out for electricity poles and wires
ESB Networks Public Safety Manager Michael Murray is reminding farmers to take necessary safety precautions with overhead wires, poles and stay wires ahead of the busy forage saving season.
22 May 2023
News
Turn2Me launches free support groups for Leaving Certificate
Turn2Me, a national mental health charity, will begin free online support groups, starting next week, for students and parents feeling stressed about the Leaving Cert, writes Sarah McIntosh.
6 May 2023