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Is pre-planning the key to helping ease frustrations?

In week three of our series, we look at the mixed feelings about the need for pre-planning meetings when trying to build a rural home which suggest greater transparency and consistency is important.

19 February 2025 FEATURES

Tag team: Ursula Kelly challenges the status quo

Building a company that supplies over 2.5 million tags to Irish farmers has not been an easy task, but Cormac Tagging’s MD thrives on a challenge.

19 February 2025 FEATURES

Developing good health habits to live well later

In part one of a three-week series, we ask medical experts what your health focus should be between the ages of 20 and 39.

12 February 2025 HEALTH

Gardening with Mary: time to show the garden some love

As the evenings brighten and get longer, it’s time to head outside to help jumpstart new growth.

12 February 2025 GARDENING
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Desperate Farmhusband: could they make a bolus for your spouse?

A tip for our Desperate Farmhusband: maybe comparing your wife to a cow isn't the best way to be spending your Valentine's Day.

12 February 2025 FEATURES

Sowing the seeds of love through the years

Ahead of Valentine’s Day, Irish Country Living spoke to three rural couples about finding – and nurturing – love through the decades.

12 February 2025 FEATURES

Jewel in the crown is keeping time in Tralee

Fusing tradition and modern style is important for the future of John Ross Jewellers, a fourth-generation business in Kerry, run by cousins Heather O’Sullivan and Sandrene Brassil.

12 February 2025 FEATURES

‘The planning process is a complete joke. The whole thing is a money spinner’

Environmental restrictions are often a stumbling block to those trying to build a one-off home, frustrating people who want to stay in their own locality, and contributing to a declining population.

12 February 2025 FEATURES

Till debt do us part – finance tips for couples

Advice for couples on how to keep their finances and romance balanced, writes Rosalind Skillen.

12 February 2025 L2
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