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A ‘Pure’ winner in Wicklow
Dee Laffan
One of three winners of this year’s Grow with ALDI, Pure Bea is a Wicklow-based company that adds flavour to mealtimes in a natural and healthy way, writes Dee Laffan.
18 September 2024 Living Life
The Front Row: ambundance of laughs to be had in Cork
Present Laughter is a classic that stands the test of time, writes Leo Powell.
18 September 2024 l2
A week in the country
Find out what caught the eye of the Irish Country Living team this week.
Gardening with Mary: small but mighty
There is great optimism in starting new life when everything else is winding down in the autumn garden, writes Mary Keenan.
18 September 2024 Gardening
Fit Farmers are on the move
A tailored health and fitness programme specifically for farmers is having positive results, writes Deirdre Verney.
18 September 2024 Features
Desperate Farmwife: Why are pre-teens obsessed with skincare?
Young girls are going crazy for skincare items – and our Desperate Farmwife has done her research on what’s OK to use and what’s not.
18 September 2024 Features
A ‘notable increase’ in rural youths needing mental health supports
With the decline in mental health seen amongst young people living in rural Ireland, it is important to know where to turn to if you need support, writes Sarah McIntosh.
18 September 2024 Features
Frankie goes to... west Cork for rural inspiration
Dead set on getting out of west Cork when he was young, Graham Norton now finds that rural Ireland is his happy place and the perfect inspiration for his novels, writes Ciara Leahy.
18 September 2024 Features
Social prescribing helps ‘combat social exclusion’
The growth of social prescribing, where people struggling with isolation are connected to their communities, is leading to enhanced mental health, writes Jacqueline Hogge.
18 September 2024 l2
Practical tips to help loved ones cope with mental health struggles
When someone in your life is facing a tough time, what can you do to help? Dr Susan Brannick, clinical director of Aware shares her top 15 practical tips, writes Margaret Hawkins.
18 September 2024 Health
Special report: lifting the lid on the Hot School Meals Programme
An in-depth examination of the Hot School Meals Programme shows a lack of local food suppliers is restricting the success of the scheme in rural schools. Jacqueline Hogge and Janine Kennedy report.
18 September 2024 Features
Farmers on the frontline of climate crisis
Climate change is leaving farmers in South Sudan on the brink, writes Deirdre Verney.
16 September 2024 Features