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Grant aid available for registered animal welfare charities
Rachel Donovan
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon has launched a call for applications from registered animal welfare charities for funding.
12 March 2025 Education
Inclusion and mental health supports top of students’ career wishlist
A survey of 500 Irish third-level attendees highlights the appetite for equality and social responsibility.
12 March 2025 Education
Angus programme encourages innovation
Biodegradable seaweed packaging, accessibility in farming and increasing consumer awareness at the Certified Irish Angus school’s competition.
Graduate programme means business for Bord Bia’s Cormac
Graduate programmes can open up new avenues. With courses now looking for applicants, Cormac Mac Reamoinn gives his experience on moving from marketing to the agri-food sector, writes Sarah McIntosh.
12 March 2025 Education
Department invests €320,000 in ewe simulators for ag students
New simulators provide opportunity to practice lambing skills safely.
12 March 2025 News
Farm incomes for female farmers 'consistently lower' than male farmers - study
A lack of access to land, succession issues and the challenge of combining farm work, off-farm work and caring responsibilities were among some of the barriers identified for women in agriculture.
10 March 2025 News
Country vibes... a few of our favourite things
What we're loving around the country this week, writes Rosalind Skillen.
5 March 2025 Around the country
Hemp farming views: ‘it’s idiot-proof, almost’
James Hanly spoke to current and potential hemp growers, while at the Teagasc industrial hemp conference.
5 March 2025 News
Taking students out of the classroom and onto the farm
Agri Aware kicked off their Farm Walk and Talk series, which will see 4,000 students gain practical knowledge on farms.
5 March 2025 Education
New Teagasc cattle specialist for northeast
David Argue was most recently working as a drystock adviser at Teagasc’s Navan office.
27 February 2025 News
Unlocking career doors with some cúpla focal
Seachtain na Gaeilge takes place from 1 March. Speaking Irish can add to your professional profile while offering different job opportunities, writes Sarah Mcintosh.
26 February 2025 Education
Courses for brushing up on your Irish
There are several in-person and online courses available to help people develop their written and aural Irish skills, writes Sarah Mcintosh.
26 February 2025 Education