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Top ten stands to visit at the Ploughing
Sarah McIntosh
A large part of the National Ploughing Championships is the 1,700 exhibitors. From small businesses to innovative products and entertainment, there is something for everyone.
11 September 2024 Ploughing Championships
A valuable platform for small businesses
Thirty small businesses will be showcasing their unique products and services at the Local Enterprise Village at this year’s Ploughing, writes Sarah McIntosh.
4 September 2024 Money Mentor
The tax implications of forestry
Offering further advice on this week's legal query, this week’s Money Mentor explores the tax implications of transitioning your land into forestry.
Break the Cycle: farmers and hospitality workers face similar struggles
The past few years have been difficult for small food producers and business owners – here is how some have found ways to cope, writes Janine Kennedy.
4 September 2024 News
A stitch in time: Meet Michelle, the Bunting Fairy
Irish linen is finding new life in Kilkenny's historic Castle Yard, writes Soma Biro.
28 August 2024 Features
Connemara's hidden gem
Mixing agriculture and industry, a trip to Glengowla Mine near Oughterard, Co Galway offers a journey back in time, writes Jacqueline Hogge.
14 August 2024 l2
Fast tracking female entrepreneurs
Women living in Gaeltacht regions who have started their own businesses are being supported to nurture their entrepreneurial talents through a unique enterprise scheme, writes Jacqueline Hogge.
14 August 2024 l2
Young entrepreneur bids to save bats and your farm
A Kildare teenager's invention can help farmers with pest control and boost biodiversity, writes Soma Biro.
14 August 2024 Features
Celebrating a decade of supporting female entrepreneurs
Applications open for the ACORNS business development programme, celebrating 10 years of addressing skills, enterprise and capability gaps that female entrepreneurs face, writes Sarah McIntosh.
6 August 2024 News
This Palestinian chef is using food for good in Cork
Eman and Izzeddeen Alkarajeh offer home-cooked foods and relaxed hospitality in their cosy Cork eatery, but their hearts are with their friends and family in Palestine, writes Janine Kennedy.
17 July 2024 News
From cow to cone at Muckross Creamery
For fifth-generation dairy farmer John Fleming and family, launching an ice cream business has been a great adventure, writes Maria Moynihan.
10 July 2024 Features
Agri Careers: redundancies - know your rights
With several agri companies going through a restructuring, we take a look at employee rights and entitlements, writes Sarah McIntosh.
10 July 2024 Recruitment