A Beginner’s Guide To Gardening – 5 Tips To Grow Your Own Veggies At Home
Have you always wanted to start your own vegetable patch? Well, you’re not alone.
Since lockdown, interest in gardening has skyrocketed. But instead of growing roses or planting geraniums, more and more people are turning to herbs and vegetables to… Continue reading
Cows Swim Across Lough Erne In Pilgrimage To Fresh Pastures
Cows at Crom estate in Co Fermanagh have embarked on an annual pilgrimage after swimming across Lough Erne to graze fresh pasture.
Twenty cows undertook the voyage to the island of Inishfendra, where they will stay until swimming back to… Continue reading
Funding For Regeneration Of ‘Ireland’s Oldest Town’
The funding was awarded under the Rural Regeneration Development Fund
Ballyshannon has been approved for €185,625.00 under the Rural Regeneration Development Fund, RRDF.
Cllr Barry Sweeny (FG) welcomed the news sayig: “I am absolutely delighted today to get the news that… Continue reading
11 NCTS Centres Reopen For VRT Services
11 National Car Test Services (NCTS) centres have reopened in a restricted manner to provide Vehicle Registration Tax (VRT) services.
Pic. Lorraine Kirk
According to a communication to members of the Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) by the… Continue reading
Launch Of Strategic Plan To Allow The West And Border Region To Compete With Dublin
Plan covers Letterkenny, Sligo, Galway, Athlone and other communities in the west and border regions.
A plan aimed at addressing the commercial, industrial, economic, and societal imbalance between the east and west coasts of Ireland has been launched by… Continue reading
New Study Shows Obesity Among Farmers Substantially Higher Than The National Average For Irish Men
New research has found that 74pc of male farmers have four, or more, risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
This means they are three times more likely to have an acute cardiac event (stroke or heart attack) compared to those with… Continue reading
New Online Directory For Mental Health Services In Fermanagh
A new website providing a directory of mental health services available in Fermanagh and Tyrone is now live online thanks to the pioneering work of one local woman.
“The new normal of social distancing and isolation has caused and reinforced… Continue reading
Covid-19 And College Grants – Applications To SUSI Can Be Reassessed
For would-be college goers, it is important to consider whether the significant changes in financial circumstances foisted upon many families over the past few months have changed their eligibility for receiving a student grant for the coming academic year.
Usually,… Continue reading
Microsoft And Accenture Working With Farmers In Woodland Environmental Fund
Some of the world’s biggest companies are paying Irish farmers to plant trees.
Microsoft and Accenture are availing of the Woodland Environmental Fund (WEF) to partner with the Government and private landowners in creating diverse woodland habitats.
Other companies participating… Continue reading
Suckler Beef Profits Are All In The Breeding
Michael Keaveny looks at the key targets suckler beef farmers need to aim for to maximise their returns from next year’s crop of calves
With the majority of cows calved, beef farmers will begin to turn their attention towards ensuring… Continue reading
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