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Opinion: rural Ireland’s future depends on homes for young people

Whether you are interested in agriculture, nature, language or culture, housing has become a defining challenge in rural Ireland, writes Ray Ó Foghlú.

OPINION 25 December 2025

Opinion: rural Ireland’s future depends on homes for young people

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Seasons greetings from Macra's president

Seasons greetings from Macra's president

NEWS 24 December 2025

Farmer Writes: TB adding a layer of stress

Farmer Writes: TB adding a layer of stress

FARMER WRITES 24 December 2025

TB control: why is it just more of the same

TB control: why is it just more of the same

TB control: why is it just more of the same

MANAGEMENT 24 December 2025

Positives and negatives moving into the New Year

Positives and negatives moving into the New Year

Positives and negatives moving into the New Year

FARMER WRITES 24 December 2025

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TB is entangled in culture, history and social realities

TB is entangled in culture, history and social realities

Personal experience and that of fellow-farmers encountered when he was Macra president, drove Nuffield Ireland scholar John Keane to research solutions to the problem of TB prevalence in Ireland.

OPINION 23 December 2025

Money Mentor: Christmas has hit me harder than I expected

Money Mentor: Christmas has hit me harder than I expected

This week’s Money Mentor looks at how to recover from Christmas spending.

MONEY MENTOR 23 December 2025

Home Nurse: how to reset your digestive system after Christmas

Home Nurse: how to reset your digestive system after Christmas

From heavy meals to constant snacking, festive eating can take its toll on your digestive system.

RECIPES 23 December 2025

Spilling the tea with Maître D'

Spilling the tea with Maître D'

If it's happening in the world of Irish food, you better believe our Maître D' knows all about it.

NEWS 23 December 2025

Gardening with Paul: win points with your poinsettia

Gardening with Paul: win points with your poinsettia

Indoor plants often make beautiful Christmas gifts – here’s how to help them feel at home.

GARDENING 23 December 2025

Desperate Farmhusband: ‘I like to think I’m progressive – but I'm old fashioned'

Desperate Farmhusband: ‘I like to think I’m progressive – but I'm old fashioned'

Between worrying milk price predictions, slow TAMS grant applications and personal health challenges, our Desperate Farmhusband can only guess as to how 2026 might look.

L2 23 December 2025

Camera at the Mart: prices defy factory quotes at Keady

Camera at the Mart: prices defy factory quotes at Keady

Beef cattle remain in strong demand at Keady Mart, reports David Clarke.

NORTHERN IRELAND 23 December 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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