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CountryWide

The CountryWide team feature the events, people and happenings that bring colour and life to communities, towns and villages across Ireland. Listen live Saturdays at 8am on RTÉ Radio 1.

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0:07:55

Irish grown wool

CountryWide ·

2024/08/31

Once upon a time, Irish wool was very valuable, used for clothing and carpets. But times, tastes and breeds of sheep have changed, and wool is sometimes seen as an unwanted by-product of the sheep industry. But there are moves afoot to change this...

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0:10:04

Walking the fields with farmer Gill Smith

CountryWide ·

2024/08/31

Countrywide visits Gill Smith's farm in Carrigaline, County Cork. She is now retired and having to make tough decisions about the future of the herd.

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0:47:38

Countrywide Full Episode 31/08/2024

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2024/08/31

Countrywide Full Episode 31/08/2024

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0:10:02

How has the summer been for small tourism businesses?

CountryWide ·

2024/08/31

It has been a tough year for farming, but how has the summer of 2024 been for small tourism businesses focused on farms in rural Ireland?

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0:09:51

Do the English cousins still visit Irish farms?

CountryWide ·

2024/08/31

In years past, cousins from England, Scotland and further afield used to make the pilgrimage to the home place in the summer, just like Noel Gallagher. Does that still happen today?

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0:07:06

The Old Garden: a community garden in Kildare

CountryWide ·

2024/08/31

Near Clane in County Kildare, Pat Pender and his volunteers have created a garden that grows plants, flowers, vegetables, and cultivates a warm and thriving community.

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0:46:21

Countrywide Full Episode 24/08/2024

CountryWide ·

2024/08/24

Countrywide Full Episode 24/08/2024

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0:16:15

Anaerobic digestors

CountryWide ·

2024/08/24

We discuss anaerobic digestors and their future with Irish farms. With Stephen Robb, renewable editor with the Irish Farmers Journal; and James Delahunt, Corporate Finance Partner at KPMG.

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0:11:23

Newspaper review

CountryWide ·

2024/08/24

With Stephen Robb, renewable editor with the Irish Farmers Journal; and Niall Sargent, current affairs correspondent with the Currency.

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0:07:07

The future of Lough Neagh

CountryWide ·

2024/08/24

Lough Neagh is the largest lake on the island of Ireland. Last year, the Copernicus satellite captured images from space of the green algae that spread across the lake, revealing the scale of the water quality problem. With new plans for the future of the lake being announced, how are stakeholders reacting?

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0:06:29

Paralympian archer Kerrie Leonard

CountryWide ·

2024/08/24

We speak to Kerrie Leonard live from Paris ahead of the 2024 Summer Paralympics. Kerrie is from county Meath and representing Ireland in archery.

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0:03:32

Nigel Owens to judge at Dualla show

CountryWide ·

2024/08/24

Legendary rugby referee Nigel Owens will be at the Dualla show as a livestock judge.

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0:08:58

The Importance of Diversification in Farming

CountryWide ·

2024/08/17

Darragh McCullough, Ear to the Ground Presenter, and Teresa Roche join Hannah in the studio to talk about how important it is to have diversification in farming. Teresa Roche is from a farm beside Kylemore Abbey near Loughrea in Galway. She came from a dairy farming background and has now started Kylemore Cheeses.

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0:08:29

Aronia Berries Farm

CountryWide ·

2024/08/17

Treasa Bhreatnach visited the farm of John and Kate O'Sullivan. Their sheep farm has also been growing blueberries for years but recently they've started experimenting with a new type of superfood berry- The Aronia Berry.

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0:05:10

Electric Tractors for Ethiopia

CountryWide ·

2024/08/17

David Moore chats to Hannah about his company which creates Electric Tractors to use in Ethiopia

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0:08:18

Tides and Tales Project

CountryWide ·

2024/08/17

Lorna Siggins goes to Cheekpoint Waterford to catch up with Andrew Doherty of the local Tides and Tales Project which aims to share the maritime history of coastal villages of east Waterford.

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0:15:55

Review of the Papers

CountryWide ·

2024/08/17

Hannah is joined by Darragh McCullough, Ear to the Ground Presenter and Mairead Lavery, former editor of Irish Country Living, to look at some of the agricultural news in the papers.

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0:17:00

Rural Housing: Need or Desire?

CountryWide ·

2024/08/10

Escalating costs and planning delays can be a frustrating experience for many hoping to build a home on their family farm. We visit Eoin O' Brien a younger farmer building on a a site in Limerick and Darragh Molloy. Derek Whyte a planning consultant and Breandan O'Keefe join Hannah in the studio.

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0:12:03

Newspaper review

CountryWide ·

2024/08/10

Aisling O'Brien, senior news journalist with Agriland and Margaret Donnelly, editor of the farming independent, join Hannah in the studio for a look at the main farming stories in the papers this week.

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0:08:13

Dublin Horse Show and Horse Rescue

CountryWide ·

2024/08/10

The Horse Show is on in the RDS this week, across the country competitors are putting the final touches to their preparations. Suzanne Campbell meets a family preparing with their special rescue pony Da Vinci

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