Mental Health

Why the Eagala model of psychotherapy has integrity at its heart

Practitioners working within the internationally recognised Eagala model of equine-assisted psychotherapy say horses can help clients process trauma, grief and mental health challenges in new ways

NEWS 3 June 2026

Why the Eagala model of psychotherapy has integrity at its heart

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Farming must offer attractive quality of life – MEP

Farming must offer attractive quality of life – MEP

NEWS 3 June 2026

€1.18m announced for farm safety, health and wellbeing

€1.18m announced for farm safety, health and wellbeing

NEWS 20 May 2026

The weather drives a farmers’ mood

The weather drives a farmers’ mood

The weather drives a farmers’ mood

FARMER WRITES 29 April 2026

Letter regarding fuel price protests

Letter regarding fuel price protests

Letter regarding fuel price protests

LETTERS 15 April 2026

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Adulting in rural Ireland: ‘I feel like a failure still living at home’

Adulting in rural Ireland: ‘I feel like a failure still living at home’

In week two of our series, we talk to young people living in the family home has become an increasingly familiar part of life, we ask them how it’s shaping their lives.

FEATURES 14 January 2026

New farmer wellbeing programme from Kerry Dairy Ireland

New farmer wellbeing programme from Kerry Dairy Ireland

KDI is the first Irish dairy processor to extend a full employee assistance programme to its milk suppliers and their families.

NEWS 14 January 2026

Open call for farm safety projects

Open call for farm safety projects

Last week, it was revealed at a meeting of the Oireachtas committee on agriculture that farm deaths in 2025 increased to almost double that of 2024.

NEWS 14 January 2026

Struggling for a good night’s sleep

Struggling for a good night’s sleep

Co Down farmer Derek Robinson often struggles to sleep through the night.

FARMER WRITES 14 January 2026

Dear Miriam: my angry wife’s constant bad form is destroying our marriage

Dear Miriam: my angry wife’s constant bad form is destroying our marriage

A concerned husband shares his worries about possible separation from his wife, whose bad mood and angry outbursts are having a detrimental affect on the whole family.

ASK MIRIAM 14 January 2026

Finding peace after trauma: 'how horses helped me heal

Finding peace after trauma: 'how horses helped me heal"

As Ireland continues to confront gender-based violence, Irish Field columnist Dr Helen Sharp shares her personal experience of abuse and credits Women’s Aid as a vital catalyst in her recovery.

FEATURES 14 January 2026

Farmer’s Yards – a remedy to combat social isolation

Farmer’s Yards – a remedy to combat social isolation

A social initiative for older farmers developed by researchers in Galway remains unavailable around the country, despite a successful pilot project that has been adopted by the US ag sector.

FEATURES 14 January 2026

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National Dairy Council bridging the urban-rural divide through school farm visit

Kildare dairy farmer welcomed students as part of a National Dairy Council initiative, which saw 1,500 pupils across Ireland visit working dairy farms during May.

National Dairy Council bridging the urban-rural divide through school farm visit

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