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Cocaine use ‘normalised’ among young farmers

Cocaine use is on the rise among young farmers in rural Ireland, as contractors raise concerns over the use of drug money to finance new fleets of machinery that are appearing ‘out of nowhere’.

FEATURES 9 September 2026

Cocaine use ‘normalised’ among young farmers

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Finline Furniture - a new lease of life in Laois

Finline Furniture - a new lease of life in Laois

FEATURES 9 September 2026

‘Who owns your life after you die? Or your digital footprint?'

‘Who owns your life after you die? Or your digital footprint?'

FARMYARD AWARDS 9 September 2026

Legal: can a solicitor charge me for handover of my father's will?

Legal: can a solicitor charge me for handover of my father's will?

Legal: can a solicitor charge me for handover of my father's will?

FEATURES 9 September 2026

‘I’m closer to silage effluent than a social media influencer’

‘I’m closer to silage effluent than a social media influencer’

‘I’m closer to silage effluent than a social media influencer’

FEATURES 9 September 2026

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Karl Henry: get organised and simplify your diet

Karl Henry: get organised and simplify your diet

Eating healthily does not have to be confusing, it can be as simple as getting organised.

FEATURES 3 September 2026

Gardening with Paul: autumn’s bright orange glow

Gardening with Paul: autumn’s bright orange glow

Herbaceous perennials can extend our season of colour and keep borders looking vibrant, writes Paul Maher.

GARDENING 3 September 2026

Vaping: ‘the genie is out of the bottle now’

Vaping: ‘the genie is out of the bottle now’

With high-risk synthetic cannabinoids found in vape products sold in some Irish shops, concern is growing about what young people are inhaling.

HEALTH 3 September 2026

Runaway blimps, and Roy Keane? It’s Ploughing time

Runaway blimps, and Roy Keane? It’s Ploughing time

Veteran exhibitors share memories from down the years of National Ploughing Championships.

FEATURES 3 September 2026

Country Vibes... a few of our favourite things

Country Vibes... a few of our favourite things

From the diversity of Ireland’s contemporary food culture to the Kilkenny Animated Festival, Emer Roche shares some of the things catching our eye.

FEATURES 3 September 2026

Style your shape: top tools to dress with confidence

Style your shape: top tools to dress with confidence

The Proportions Guide is changing the way women assemble their outfits, stylist Emma McEvoy tells Claire Murrihy.

FASHION 3 September 2026

'Forge your own path after school': how two friends built a thriving Galway café

'Forge your own path after school': how two friends built a thriving Galway café

A decade after leaving school with no clear plan for the future, Aoife McNevin and Rachel Perry have transformed a baking hobby into Down the Lane, a thriving café and bakery business in Tuam.

FEATURES 3 September 2026

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Drone as a Service brings spraying and spreading tech to the Ploughing

Visit 'Drone as a Service' at the National Ploughing Championships to see precision agriculture; aerial spraying and spreading; and more.

Drone as a Service brings spraying and spreading tech to the Ploughing

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