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Skort-gate in camogie
The Dealer
The Dealer thinks if a woman was told to wear a skirt farming there would be uproar and rightly so.
12 March 2025 Editorial
Editorial: Times, they are a-changing
'It's about getting a fair representation of both genders, to have men and women’s voices at the table. '
10 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.
Watch: women are farming’s ‘secret weapon’ for the future
Farmers, politicians and policymakers gathered in Dublin on Tuesday to discuss how best to further support and promote women in agriculture. Caitríona Morrissey reports.
5 March 2025 News
Farm women have their say on domestic violence, TB and wills
Over 600 women went to the Women & Agriculture conference on Thursday, which had a new slot where women could have their say on the issues affecting them.
24 October 2024 News
Female farmers shouldn’t be supported with ‘pink washing’
The policies in place to support female farmers under the current CAP need to become an intrinsic part of farming, Maura Farrell of the University of Galway has said.
12 October 2024 News
One in four farmers need to move more
Farmers are also less likely to walk for recreation (56%) than non-farmers (70%), a new survey has found.
11 September 2024 News
Support is only a phone call away
A recent seminar for female farmers in West Cork highlighted that on-farm audits support is just a phone call away.
26 June 2024 News