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Break the Cycle: 'we all need to take time to talk' - Marty Morrissey
Sarah McIntosh
Broadcasting legend Marty Morrissey is joining the Irish Country Living team at this year’s National Ploughing Championship, encouraging everyone to talk more, writes Sarah McIntosh.
11 September 2024 Editorial
Editorial: Break the Cycle and get on your bikes for Ploughing 2024
According to new research, farmers aren't as physically active as they think but you can get a bit of exercise in at the Irish Farmers Journal stand at the Ploughing, writes Ciara Leahy.
4 September 2024 Editorial
Break the Cycle
As farmers face into another winter, we want to equip our readers with the tools to build up their resilience levels, writes Ciara Leahy.
Rural Ireland students struggling with accommodation shortages
Survey results show, 84% of agriculture science students are worried about the impact commuting will have on their academia as more students are being forced to drive to college, writes Sarah McIntosh
28 August 2024 Education
At the Heart of rural Ireland
The best-selling author, Donal Ryan talks about his love for local characters and places, writes Leo Powell.
21 August 2024 Features
Rural life: ‘many lives have been saved with this pendant’
One of the many initiatives run by Muintir na Tíre is its successful Seniors Alert Scheme – it is seeing a huge uptake and success in the north Clare region, writes Jacqueline Hogge.
24 July 2024 l2
Consumer: is the new Short-Term Tourist Letting register a self-catered mess?
Aligning with new European regulations on short-term rental data collection; Ireland's new registration system could lead to thousands of self-catering closures, writes Janine Kennedy.
17 July 2024 Consumer
Ask Miriam: 'I have just turned 40, but feel a little lost'
This week, Miriam hears from a reader who longs for a partner and family of her own. But she fears she has left it too late.
10 July 2024 Ask Miriam
Agri Careers: FLIARA celebrates rural women innovators
An EU-funded project is putting innovative women in agriculture and rural areas centre stage, writes Deirdre Verney.
10 July 2024 Education
'Land is all that matters'
The enduring struggle for land has shaped Irish history more than anything else, writes Deirdre Verney.
19 June 2024 Living Life
Tipperary town goes to battle for 'new' residents facing eviction
After five years of successful integration, the people of Borrisokane are fighting the threat of eviction facing 20 families who have come to call north Tipperary home, writes Jacqueline Hogge.
19 June 2024 Features
Editorial: the road home
We're used to hearing stories of young people immigrating, but there are also the stories of people returning home to rural Ireland and they need to be told too, writes Ciara Leahy.
5 June 2024 Editorial