Cattle going out to grass in the springtime often have to deal with very challenging weather conditions. But I can't remember ever seeing my cattle looking so happy and content as they relaxed in the beautiful sunshine which greeted them this year.
'We've given up," says mum-of-two Deirdre Murphy simply. "It wasn't a decision I made lightly. We're not lazy, we don't want to undermine or underestimate all the work the teachers have done or are currently doing, but my husband and I are not teachers. I do not have the skill set or the patience to...
The nation is about to emerge from the swaddle of weeks of mostly stay-at-home living and many new insights have been learned about the coronavirus in that time. Knowledge is power against this lethal virus and the more we know the better equipped we are to take those first steps to exit lockdown.
The wool trade has collapsed as Covid-19 restrictions in Britain pile pressure on what were already record low prices for the fabric.
Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, a resurgence of health expert opinion (welcome, among other reasons, in view of the impact of anti-vaccination attitudes…) contrasts with the debate around food.
Olly Nolan, a landscaper by profession, didn't have any intention of starting his own honey business when he bought a house in the Dublin Mountains. Almost eight years later, however, Olly can barely keep up with demand for his honey.
The cancellation of the National Ploughing Championships has been described as a "major blow" to the Carlow region and to trade exhibitors at the event.
