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From inspiring stories to news on food, farming and events, Irish Country Living is your guide to life in rural Ireland

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Limerick leader: Celia is still at the helm of Irish style

Founder of Ireland’s longest-running modelling agency, Celia Holman Lee, reflects on how fashion and life has changed in 60 years, writes Jacqueline Hogge.

20 November 2024
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Running start: the women hoping to make a change

As gender quotas increase for next week’s general election, three candidates share their reasons for going forward for the Dáil, writes Jacqueline Hogge.

20 November 2024
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Donal Skehan: Donal's on to a Shore things

Donal Skehan and his wife Sophie may have their hands full but his new lifestyle range Wind Shore is all about taking time to savour the moment, writes Ciara Leahy.

13 November 2024
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Health: ‘It’s vital that women get perinatal help if they need it’

Specialist teams are in place in all maternity hospitals to help pregnant women and new mothers cope with mental health issues, writes Margaret Hawkins.

13 November 2024
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Desperate Farmhusband: should we introduce COVID measures to the cows?

TB is rampant in the area and our Desperate Farmhusband is just about ready to build a wall around the farm.

13 November 2024
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Feature: ‘don’t let age, time or work stop your dream’

Galway woman Mary Teresa Madden has opened a new chapter as a writer later in life, writes Deirdre Verney.

13 November 2024
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Gardening with Mary: the changing winter colours

The garden undergoes a lot of change this month, but there is still much to enjoy, writes Mary Keenan.

13 November 2024
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Rural Affairs: traditional canvassing the key to securing rural votes

Treading the highways and byways of rural Ireland, two canvassers speak of their approach to harnessing votes now that the General Election 2024 campaign is under way, writes Jacqueline Hogge.

13 November 2024
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Rural Affairs: domestic violence prevention initiative launched in Donegal

A charity supporting men to take responsibility for domestic violence launches an online prevention programme, writes Jacqueline Hogge.

13 November 2024
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