On this morning's show, we discovered a very rare mule born 12 days ago in Newcastle West, Co Limerick. Its owner Robbie Cronin is very excited about him. Take a look!👇🦓
It’s that time of year again - when yellow fields of rapeseed pop up around the Irish landscape. Patrick Rooney makes rapeseed oil at Derrycamma Farm Foods in Louth and for Dunnes Stores. Louise Denvir spoke with him for Countrywide this morning RTÉ Radio 1 8.10am.
Séamus O’Rourke’s thoughts on the year gone by and the year going forward - turn on the sound 🔉🔉 join us on RTÉ Radio 1 RTÉ
It was the David vs Goliath of Club Football in 2018. A tiny parish, hardly even a village in Nth #Longford beat Dublin's (population 850,000) top team to win the Leinster Senior Football Championship Official GAA
.. So we sent Brenda Donohue to St Columba's National School in #Mullinalaghta to see how Christmas is treating them all.. Hear it all from 8 in the morning Saturday RTÉ Radio 1
We’re LIVE from Airfield Estate this morning with the Wesley College Choir - join us on RTÉ Radio 1
Suzanne Campbell meets cheesemaker Olivia Goodwillie now a writer. Her “Kevin and Kate” books are lovely stories with a strong #farmtofork message, and based on the experiences of her own family 🐄🌿 Saturday 8am RTÉ Radio 1 #irishfood http://www.kevinandkatesfoodadventures.com
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#carlowrising is home to Seerys Bakery and this Christmas alone they will make just under a MILLION puddings. With 400 tonnes of sultanas, 5000 litres of cider and a pop up Christmas pudding shop, Brenda Donohue went to Tinryland to investigate.
The fully baked version of her report on tomorrow Saturday 1 Dec from 8 in the morning .. RTÉ Radio 1
On Countrywide RTÉ Radio 1 this morning, Louise Denvir chats to Ed Payne. His Nuffield Scholarship funded research into what can be done about the farm worker shortage... this morning from 8.10am RTÉ
Farming needs more workers!
Some farmers, particularly dairy farmers, are becoming overworked and overstressed, because they’re finding it difficult to cope with the workload on their farms. There is no ready supply of labour to help, and that will not change without definite action. And so, Louise Denvir went to see who is working on solving this problem. She started out in Tulsk in Co Roscommon at Hilltop Dairies and the full report is on RTÉ Radio 1 just after 8 -Saturday ( Nov 10)
Ed Payne’s research was funded by the Nuffield Scholarship, and you can find out more at www.nuffieldscholar.org
Ned English has been farming in Cork for over four decades and his business has changed dramatically since then! Louise Denvir was on his farm yesterday to hear how he has diversified. Join us this morning at 8.10 RTÉ Radio 1
Brenda Donohue on the Galway Food Tour
These days #Galway has an enviable reputation for good food: 2 Michelin Star restaurants at the top end! And this is a huge boost for local producers and farmers and, naturally, for the tourist business.
To illustrate how this is working for the city, Brenda Donohue, joined a group of tourists on a two hour walking food tour of Galway.
Founder of Galway Food Tours , Sheena Dignam, took them on a journey which went from oysters to cheese, sushi to crab, doughnuts to strawberry tarts, local beers and much more.
Brenda met Sheena and the hungry tourists on Shop Street and the culinary extravaganza began. You can hear the full report on the show Sat (20th) from 8.10 RTÉ Radio 1
Cavan’s (and Italy’s) Luna Orofiamma (24) recently won the sheep farmer of the year gong at the FBD Insurance Young Farmer of the Year Awards, organised by Macra na Feirme. Louise Denvir met her in #Drumlin Country. Catch the full report RTÉ Radio 1 🇮🇪 🇮🇹 this morning!
Raining In Kerry - hooray Thanks to Grainne McPolin for the video!
Brendan Lavelle,Chairperson Keenagh Community Development in Mayo sent us a 3 min video done to attract families to move to their community
#rural #resettlement
Yesterday Taoiseach Leo Varadkar T.D. launched the restoration works at the Shackleton Garden in Clonsilla. Regarded as one of the most important gardens in Ireland (and childhood home to Jane Shackleton (farmer and Irish Farmers Journal contributor!)), Louise Denvir was there to record the story of the garden for CountryWide this morning 📻
