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Home care an attractive alternative to nursing homes for farming families
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The average person living in a nursing home under the Fair Deal Scheme pays €362.10/week in fair deal fees and an additional €53 in nursing home service charges.
11 June 2025 News
High vis vests can 'spook' cattle
Cattle have dichromic vision, which means that colours like blue, yellow and green are easier for the animal to distinguish than red, similar to colour blindness.
11 June 2025 Breeding & health
TB budget set to be exhausted by July
Adam Woods reports from Monday evening’s Cavan IFA executive meeting.
Homeopathy evidence is building, vet claims
Although much of the research around homeopathy is anecdotal, Aukland said there is advancements being made into understanding it.
11 June 2025 News
Treatment for eczema is more than skin deep
One in 10 adults and over one in three children suffer with eczema. Now new medications and skin care regimes are making it easier to cope with this inflammatory condition, writes Margaret Hawkins.
11 June 2025 Health
In pictures: farm safety day at Monaghan school
Niamh Monahan and Aisling Kelly, teachers at St Daigh’s National School in Inniskeen, organised a farm safety day at the school with the help of AgriKids, local gardaí and paramedics.
8 June 2025 News
Homeopathy with vet medicine can play 'critical role' in animal health
Laurence Woodward was speaking at the inaugural Agri-Homeopathy conference, held in partnership with the National Organic Training Skillnet, in Castlecomer, Co Kilkenny on Thursday.
5 June 2025 News
Family's heartbreak after young mum dies of sepsis: 'she didn’t want to die'
Sarah O'Reilly died from sepsis just weeks after giving birth to twins - a death her family believes was entirely preventable. Her sister-in-law Sinéad O’Reilly talks to about the loss
4 June 2025 Health
Castlecomer to host farmer homeopathy conference
The conference is open to organic farmers, regenerative farmers and conventional livestock and tillage farmers with an interest in these areas.
1 June 2025 News
Eating disorder treatment: ‘we sent my daughter to the UK to save her life’
The HSE incurs more costs by not intervening early in eating disorder treatment. But the true cost is borne by the families affected.
28 May 2025 Health
A wheely gouda performance
The popular competition pits competitions against each other as they race/tumble down a steep hill in chase after a wheel of cheese.
28 May 2025 Dealer
Editorial: 'true impact of the lack of services for eating disorder patients'
An eating disorder is a complex situation and seeking appropriate medical attention can be even more complex.
28 May 2025 Editorial