Deirdre Verney

dverney@farmersjournal.ie

Uisneach celebration: forging a future from Ireland’s mythical past

Blacksmith Tom King is looking forward to this weekend’s Bealtaine Fire Festival as he brings his unique brand of storytelling and art to Uisneach.

FEATURES 7 May 2025

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Editorial: dancing around the May Bush to welcome summer

Editorial: dancing around the May Bush to welcome summer

EDITORIAL 7 May 2025

How to make a complaint and get the right results

How to make a complaint and get the right results

CONSUMER 7 May 2025

Online family business has all the Whyte stuff in Co Westmeath

Online family business has all the Whyte stuff in Co Westmeath

Online family business has all the Whyte stuff in Co Westmeath

FEATURES 7 May 2025

‘I do not try to deny my age, I try to defy it’

‘I do not try to deny my age, I try to defy it’

‘I do not try to deny my age, I try to defy it’

FEATURES 30 April 2025

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Sara Leach: 'thatching is a viable career but we just need more support'

Sara Leach: 'thatching is a viable career but we just need more support'

Sara Leach has lived a life less ordinary, taking her from Illinois to Wexford via Alaska. She is one of only two female thatchers in Ireland.

FEATURES 2 April 2025

Don’t throw that away! Let’s reduce food waste

Don’t throw that away! Let’s reduce food waste

Food waste costs the average Irish household €700 a year. Here we look at ways to cut back.

CONSUMER 2 April 2025

Dromore National School: hats off to this Easter tradition

Dromore National School: hats off to this Easter tradition

From lambs and chicks to tractors – students from Dromore National School show off their creativity at their annual Easter Bonnet Parade.

FEATURES 2 April 2025

Bánór: Have you herd? Bánór is a new ewe ritual

Bánór: Have you herd? Bánór is a new ewe ritual

Tipp friends transformed sheep milk into a skin saviour and customers are loving their ‘white gold’, writes Deirdre Verney.

FEATURES 2 April 2025

Have yourself a cracking Easter

Have yourself a cracking Easter

Spring is in the air and it’s time to celebrate with egg-citing family days out, writes Deirdre Verney.

FEATURES 2 April 2025

Art lifts my soul everyday - Laois suckler farmer

Art lifts my soul everyday - Laois suckler farmer

A Laois farmer, who rediscovered her creative spark at 50, is part of the incognito charity art sale, writes Deirdre Verney

FEATURES 2 April 2025

The Book Corner: A new voice for our times

The Book Corner: A new voice for our times

Róisín Lanigan's debut gives us a compelling character that will find few fans, writes Leo Powell

FEATURES 2 April 2025

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Levelling up calf rearing with Teemore Mono Calf Building

Proper calf shed ventilation is crucial for maximising calf performance and profitability.

Levelling up calf rearing with Teemore Mono Calf Building

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