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Irish Rural Link are calling on primary schools to sign up for its AgriKids Farm Safety Ambassador School Programme following the successful pilot of the initiative in late 2025... Funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, the now nationwide programme will provide teachers and their pupils with farm safety resources that support the curriculum and champion a community led …
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Bree Macra is ending their year on a high, as the club has been crowned this year’s All-Ireland Public Speaking Champions at the National Final in Macroom on Saturday, the 6th of December... The team of chairperson Mary Byrne, and speakers Sarah Byrne and Eddie Casey, saw off teams from Tullyallen Macra, from Louth, and …
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21 Tirlán members have proudly graduated as the inaugural class from the Tirlán Governance Academy in November, having completed the Certificate in Co-op Governance & Professional Development in University College Cork (UCC)... This milestone marks a significant step in building a vibrant, knowledgeable, and diverse farmer representative structure for the future of the Co-op. Wexford …
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Michael Martin from Rathnure Co. Wexford will present the findings of his Nuffield Ireland Scholarship research at the annual Nuffield Ireland Conference which takes place in the Horse and Jockey Hotel, Thurles, Co. Tipperary on Friday, 14th November 2025... A farmer and lecturer, Michael’s research explores Ireland’s position in the global beef market. Michael completed …
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A Wexford farmer has won the top prize at the recent Teagasc FBD Environmental Sustainability Awards.... The awards ceremony took place in County Laois on Wednesday night. Wexford tillage farmer, Don Somers from Oylegate in County Wexford, took home the top prize at the awards, being awarded the overall winner of the Teagasc FBD Environmental …
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On Monday, Irish Rural Link announced the launch of its new farm safety initiative focused on combatting labour and isolation concerns on Irish farms.... Funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, The Farm Safety Community Champion programme will equip local communities with a representative to act as a Champion for farmer safety and wellbeing by offering rural citizens an …
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Champion growers Art and Ann Murphy have won the coveted Grain Grower of the Year title at the Tirlán Quality Grain Award for 2024 and have been singled out for their exceptional attention to detail in producing top quality grains on the family farm. The Murphys, from Killabeg, Ferns, Enniscorthy in Wexford, also won the individual …
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AgriKids and Irish Rural Link are calling on communities to register their interest in a new farm safety education manual designed to support primary school teachers, and members of their local farming communities, with the tools needed to co-deliver an effective farm safety education programme in the classroom. Funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food …
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A Wexford woman will present her horticultural findings from her own research at an upcoming prominent Agri-leadership conference.... Wexford horticulturalist Liagh Whelehan from Gorey is among the scholars who will present the findings of her research on ‘Future proofing people management in Irish Agriculture’ at the upcoming 2024 Nuffield Ireland conference ‘Shaping the Future of Irish Agriculture.' The conference is …
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Farming for Nature has announced the 12 farmers who have been chosen as Ambassadors for 2024... The project founded in 2018, seeks to acknowledge and support farmers who farm, or wish to farm, in a way that will improve the natural health of the countryside. The network has now grown to having 102 Ambassadors from all …
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Tirlán has officially opened its newly-refurbished FarmLife branch in Inch, Co. Wexford... The refurbished branch now includes an extended FarmEquip yard featuring a far wider selection of farm machinery. The Wexford site is the 7th in Tirlán’s 52-strong local branch network to be officially opened following investment works. The Inch branch is now bigger and brighter …
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Tirlán suppliers who engage with the new Farm Support Service in the Slaney catchment could receive a minimum of €650 for taking positive water protection actions, a discussion group attended by over 30 farmers in North Wexford has heard... Support is available for rainwater management, training and nutrient foot printing, suppliers from the Gorey area heard. The …