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All-Ireland hedgecutters set Guinness world record
A Guinness world record was set at the All-Ireland Hedgecutting Championships in Kilkenny at the weekend for the greatest number...
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West Cork has the 'write stuff'
Four leading journalists from Germany visited West Cork this week, as guests of Tourism Ireland. The group was made up...
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The cut above the rest
“It’s not as easy as it sounds,” said Mary Ann Nolan, one of the organisers of the All-Ireland Annual Hedgecutting...
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Grassroot success
Success is hard work, simple as. Nobody knows this best than Sarah Baker of Cloughjordan House, who last weekend won...
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This week's farmer of the tweet: Fieldstown Farm
Farmers Feed Families launched a social initiative this summer to raise awareness of daily life in farms across Ireland. Each...
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Great organic tastes
More than 5,000 people visited Dublins’ Marlay Park yesterday for the inaugural National Organic Fair. The event was the brainchild...
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Tweet, or the plant dies
In the spectrum of strange and weird experiments, the Denver Museum of Nature and Sciences in the US is testing...
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Keep watch, stay in tune - Turn2me
COMMENT: Mental health is about how you think and feel and how you deal with life’s ups and downs.Your mental...
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New foundations for Virginia
There will be a new hub at The Virginia Show in Cavan next year, in the form of €500k sparkling...
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RDS presents Ireland’s only national allotment awards
Allotments throughout Ireland were recognised at the 2013 RDS Allotment Awards today, not only for fantastic management of the sites...
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This Week’s Farmer of the Tweet: Michael Finnegan
Farmers Feed Families launched a social initiative this summer to raise awareness of daily life in farms across Ireland. Each...
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A new breakfast club
According to latest KantarWorldpanel data on breakfast consumption, there has been a 0.6 per cent decline in the number of breakfast occasions...
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This Week's Farmer of the Tweet: Margaret Griffin
Farmers Feed Families launched a social initiative this summer to raise awareness of daily life in farms across Ireland. Each...
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Keep a good pace and walk on
The three pathways to success in farming and life Prioritising Prioritising activities on the farm means making choices about what...
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Sunny side up for Greenside Up
In Focus: Dee Sewell of Greenside Up describes herself as a vegetable gardening tutor, environmentalist, blogger and passionate about community...
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GIY enthusiasts awards
An awards ceremony in Waterford has acknowledged the work being undertaken by Grow It Yourself (GIY) enthusiasts across the country....
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Ireland gets 'engaged', Turn2Me to launch new digital support service
Turn2me, an Irish online mental health organisation, is set to launch an innovative new digital support programme for those adults...
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Moynalty wins 2013 Tidy Town competition
Congratulations to Moynalty Co Meath officially Ireland’s Tidiest Town for 2013. Moynalty was today named best of the 832 towns and villages...
