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Editorial: ‘the phrase "buy cheap, buy twice” definitely applies when gardening'

The phrase ‘buy cheap, buy twice’ is one which especially applies to garden tools.

EDITORIAL 18 March 2026

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‘Harry ordered seeds in an act of gentle resistance – for us to remember him'

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Editorial: ‘the Bord Bia protest will be recorded as political – it’s much more'

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Ask Miriam: I devoted myself to farming and at 50 feel a failure with no family

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Cutting clean in tough conditions: Conal Moore on running Krone EasyCut Mowers

Conal Moore an agri contractor and tillage framer from Ballygar Co Galway. “We do a lot of reseeding, slurry spreading and tillage work but baling would be our main enterprise”.

Cutting clean in tough conditions: Conal Moore on running Krone EasyCut Mowers

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