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Gerry Daly on 22 Sep 2021
In the garden with Gerry Daly: blurring the borders
The trend towards more naturalistic planting of flower borders has led to a change in how plants are laid out, writes Gerry Daly.
Gerry Daly on 11 Aug 2021
In the garden with Gerry Daly: minty monarda
Gerry Daly discusses monarda, damage from hailstones and the jobs to do in the garden this week.
Gerry Daly on 05 May 2021
In the garden with Gerry Daly: fabulous foxgloves
Gerry Daly discusses foxgloves, algae in ponds and the jobs to get done this week
Gerry Daly on 22 Dec 2020
In the garden with Gerry Daly: Chinese strawberry tree
Gerry Daly discusses the Chinese strawberry tree, hedgehog hibernation and the jobs to get done in the garden this week
Mairead Lavery on 12 Aug 2020
Mairead's Country Garden Favourites: polyanthus and primulas
There's nothing like a bright bunch of beautiful flowers to cheer up a dull winter's day
Gerry Daly on 05 Aug 2020
In the garden with Gerry Daly: Peruvian lily
Peruvian lilies have a rich palette of sizzling colours, and new kinds have replaced the problematic older ones, writes Gerry Daly
Mairead Lavery on 18 Mar 2020
Groundcare: paying the price
So your mind wants to garden but your back says no. That’s the dilemma that faced Mairead Lavery who explains the adjustments she made to keep gardening
Odile Evans on 12 Feb 2020
21ac on the Laois/Kilkenny border sold under the hammer
An auction was held on 31 January for a piece of land on the Kilkenny/Laois border.
Anne O'Donoghue on 25 Dec 2019
Creating a climate of change in Cloughbane
Cloughbane started out as a beef and sheep farm, and while the Robinson family have maintained these enterprises, they have added a farm shop and a range of ready meals, writes Anne O’Donoghue
Mairead Lavery on 25 Dec 2019
Round the Kitchen Table: the way of the future in Cavan
We are in Cavan for this round the kitchen table chat and it’s a county where combining farming with an off-farm income is the way of the future for most writes Mairead Lavery.
Mairead Lavery on 18 Dec 2019
The Garden Diaries: there's a chill in the air
First the bad news. I’m looking out on the garden from my kitchen window and everywhere is covered in frost.
Odile Evans on 06 Nov 2019
Over 100ac up for auction on Cavan-Meath border in November
Auctioneer Martin Shortt has just over 100ac of land coming up for auction on 14 and 15 November. Odile Evans writes
Damien O'Reilly on 04 Sep 2019
The unfulfilled promises of Brexit
Having been in awe of London as a youngster, Damien O'Reilly views the UK in a different way in 2019
Damien O'Reilly on 03 Sep 2019
The unfulfilled promises of Brexit
Having been in awe of London as a youngster, Damien O'Reilly views the UK in a different way in 2019.
Maria Moynihan on 27 Mar 2019
'If the farmers are not doing well, we won't do well'
From doing business to living near the border, we are featuring four people on the frontline as Brexit looms; this week, Dundalk business owner, Gerard McEvoy, writes Maria Moynihan
Margaret Hawkins on 20 Mar 2019
It takes a village: where the border splits a village in two
Brexit is preoccupying the people of Pettigo – not difficult to understand given that the border splits the village in two, writes Margaret Hawkins for It Takes A Village
Contributor on 20 Mar 2019
Connecting sheds all over the country
In Men's Sheds this week we look at the North-South Shed Connector Project and a number of initiatives going on in sheds around the country.
Maria Moynihan on 20 Mar 2019
'Brexit is topical and at the same time, people are getting tired of it'
From doing business with the UK to living near the border, we are featuring four people on the frontline as Brexit looms; this week, Cavan dairy farmer, Gerard Lynch, writes Maria Moynihan
Maria Moynihan on 13 Mar 2019
'Will my granddaughter be going through a checkpoint at five years of age?'
From doing business to living near the border, over the coming weeks, we will feature four people on the frontline as Brexit looms: this week, knitwear designer, Edel MacBride, writes Maria Moynihan
Anthony Jordan on 24 Feb 2019
A 250-acre picture-perfect package
A super 246-acre farm is on the market on the border of Carlow, Wexford, and Wicklow, writes Anthony Jordan.