by NRN | Sep 16, 2019 | Farm Viability News, LEADER News
While agriculture remains the dominant activity in rural areas, rural tourism has grown over the years as an alternative development strategy for rural areas. Attracting visitors to rural destinations and remaining viable can be one challenge that many Rural Tourism...
by NRN | Sep 16, 2019 | Biodiversity News, Climate Change News, EIP-AGRI News, Farm Viability News, LEADER News
The National Rural Network (NRN) will be on hand at the National Ploughing Championships (17th to 19th September in Ballintrane, Fenagh, Co. Carlow) to demonstrate how the Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2014-2020 supports biodiversity, climate action, rural...
by NRN | Sep 11, 2019 | LEADER News
If you have an interest in local heritage, the natural environment or currently work in the tourism industry, this may be the opportunity you have been looking for to progress your career or tourism enterprise. This course in regional tourist guiding is based in...
by NRN | Sep 9, 2019 | Biodiversity News, Climate Change News, EIP-AGRI News, Farm Viability News, LEADER News
The Department of Rural and Community Development are in the process of developing the next phase of the Rural Development Policy 2020-2025. This policy aims to help strengthen and develop rural economies and communities across Ireland by taking into account a number...
by NRN | Aug 22, 2019 | Biodiversity News, Climate Change News, EIP-AGRI News, Farm Viability News, LEADER News
Axa Insurance is offering €10k in prize money for Farm Heroes, aiming to highlight farmer/farm families in rural communities that are going above and beyond for their neighbours and communities. Axa wants to celebrate the unsung heroes working every day in Ireland’s...
by NRN | Jul 25, 2019 | LEADER News
The aim of the project is to build pro-ecological attitudes towards the inhabitants of rural areas. It is directed to residents of areas covered by the LEADER program especially for people living in single-family households, farmers. It is also envisioned that...
