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Editorial: 'sure we'll be grand' is no emergency plan

I’d like to think the Government has a few more tricks up their sleeves than this little booklet

EDITORIAL 11 November 2026

Editorial: 'sure we'll be grand' is no emergency plan

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From euros to facecloths: what surprises visitors to Ireland

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Women & Agriculture: why hearing women’s stories matters most

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Too much, too little – can science help farms with Ireland’s changing weather?

As Ireland celebrates Science Week from 8 to 15 November, coordinated by Research Ireland, the theme 'Water: from molecule to ocean' looks at how climate change alters the water systems we rely upon.

Too much, too little – can science help farms with Ireland’s changing weather?

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