Jacqueline Hogge

jhogge@farmersjournal.ie

Majority of farm families have no succession plan in place

Exclusive research by Irish Country Living shows 70% of farm families surveyed have no written agreed succession plan with 35% without a will and 43% of women lacking any pension provision.

FEATURES 22 October 2025

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Katherine O’Leary: sharing the magic at Women & Agriculture

Katherine O’Leary: sharing the magic at Women & Agriculture

FEATURES 22 October 2025

Presidential ambitions from a rural perspective

Presidential ambitions from a rural perspective

FEATURES 15 October 2025

Humphreys and Connolly united on key rural matters

Humphreys and Connolly united on key rural matters

Humphreys and Connolly united on key rural matters

NEWS 15 October 2025

Extending rural social scheme to non-farmers a must

Extending rural social scheme to non-farmers a must

Extending rural social scheme to non-farmers a must

FEATURES 8 October 2025

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National campaign to encourage school attendance

National campaign to encourage school attendance

School absenteeism remains higher than pre pandemic levels, which has prompted the launch of a national campaign to promote regular school attendance.

FEATURES 10 September 2025

Poor staff retention leads to childcare waiting lists in rural areas

Poor staff retention leads to childcare waiting lists in rural areas

Staff retention is stifling expansion of the childcare sector, with calls for graduates to have pay parity with primary school teachers. This is in a bid to increase places amid rising waiting lists.

FEATURES 10 September 2025

Rising Rural Stars shine bright at Ploughing

Rising Rural Stars shine bright at Ploughing

The passion and pride among the younger generation of farming families shone through at the IFJ stand at Ploughing which hosted the final of the Rising Rural Stars competition.

FEATURES 10 September 2025

Planting a better future from the ground up

Planting a better future from the ground up

Leading enviromentalist Éanna Ní Lamhna is leading by example as she encourages primary school children to plant a native Irish Scots Pine tree to celebrate National Tree Day.

FEATURES 10 September 2025

Rural families squeezed amid cost-of-living crisis

Rural families squeezed amid cost-of-living crisis

With food inflation soaring and higher energy bills taking effect in the coming weeks families throughout rural Ireland are pushed to the brink in the absence of any more cost of living supports.

FEATURES 10 September 2025

Food banks feel pressure as growing numbers seek help

Food banks feel pressure as growing numbers seek help

Food banks are struggling to meet the demands of those using the service across rural Ireland with more and more working parents needing assistance to free up cash to pay other household bills.

FEATURES 10 September 2025

Tipperary farmer’s trek to raise mental health awareness

Tipperary farmer’s trek to raise mental health awareness

Dairy farmer John Wallace has raised over €23,000 for mental health charities after completing the epic Beara Breifne walk in memory of his father, who he lost to suicide a decade ago.

FEATURES 10 September 2025

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