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Minister Humphreys Announces Successful Applicants Under Stage 1 of the LEADER Programme
The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys, today ...
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Love Your Wellies Competition
The Love Your Wellies Competition is back and it’s bigger ...
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Rural Project Learning Opportunity
The Horizon 2020, RURALIZATION Project via TU Delft University, are ...
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Department Announces Sixth Competitive Call for Proposals for EIP-Agri Projects
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine have recently ...
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Legacy4LIFE Launch New Organic Farming Survey
The new LIFE project Legacy4LIFE just launched their survey in ...
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First National “Woman in Agriculture” Conference: 1st Feb 2023
The Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Marine have recognised a ...
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Results-Based Payments – A Farmers’ Perspective
NRN visited the family run farm of Michael Feehily in ...
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Soil Health & Carbon Adaptation Action – Video Available
On December 6th, 2022, the National Rural Network (NRN) hosted ...
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Climate Action Plan 2023 Launched
Minister for Agriculture Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, T.D., ...
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LEADER Programme 2014-2020 (Extended to 2022) Cooperation Project Examples Booklet
The National Rural Network (NRN) has published a new booklet ...
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Bioeconomy Action Plan Consultation
The Departments of the Environment, Climate and Communications and Agriculture, ...
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2023-2027 LEADER Programme LAG Selection Process
The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, ...
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New Chairperson of the Women in Agriculture Stakeholders Group
Dr Edna Curley, Principal of Mountbellew Agricultural College County Galway, ...
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‘Seen But Not Herd’ Glenamaddy/Dunmore District Event
A joint initiative by Galway Rural Development (GRD) and the ...
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University of Galway Pilot Project Combating Social Isolation and Loneliness in Farming
Farmer's Yards, a new Social Organisation for Farmers, coordinated by ...
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Department Announces Sixth Competitive Call for Proposals for EIP-Agri Projects
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine have recently ...
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Legacy4LIFE Launch New Organic Farming Survey
The new LIFE project Legacy4LIFE just launched their survey in ...
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Results-Based Payments – A Farmers’ Perspective
NRN visited the family run farm of Michael Feehily in ...
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Soil Health & Carbon Adaptation Action – Video Available
On December 6th, 2022, the National Rural Network (NRN) hosted ...
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Minister Humphreys Announces Details of New €180 million LEADER Programme
On the 27th of October 2022, the Minister for Rural ...
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Approval for 10 New Biodiversity Officers to Bolster Local Action for Nature
10 local authorities have been awarded funding to appoint biodiversity ...
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Protecting Farmland Pollinators Midterm Report
The Protecting Farmland Pollinators Project is about identifying small actions ...
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Launch of Spiders of Ireland eCourse
The National Biodiversity Data Centre have launched the ‘Spiders of ...
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Moths’ Ireland Dataset Now the Largest Dataset on Biodiversity Maps
The National Biodiversity Data Centre of Ireland’s ‘MothsIreland’ dataset has ...
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Backyard Biodiversity for Heritage Week 2022
The National Biodiversity Data Centre is running the ‘Backyard Biodiversity’ ...
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Results of the Butterfly Monitoring Scheme 2021 Released
The National Biodiversity Data Centre has released its annual report ...
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The National Rural Network are hosting a webinar with a ...
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A New Farmer-To-Farmer Knowledge Sharing Project
Farming For Nature (FFN) are delighted to announce a pilot ...
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Creating a Network of Flower-rich Meadows Across Farmland
This year, part of a meadow on one of the ...
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Launch of Ireland’s Biodiversity Learning Platform
The National Biodiversity Data Centre are delighted to launch Ireland’s ...
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Department Announces Sixth Competitive Call for Proposals for EIP-Agri Projects
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine have recently ...
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Results-Based Payments – A Farmers’ Perspective
NRN visited the family run farm of Michael Feehily in ...
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Climate Action Plan 2023 Launched
Minister for Agriculture Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, T.D., ...
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Bioeconomy Action Plan Consultation
The Departments of the Environment, Climate and Communications and Agriculture, ...
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EPA – Water Quality in Ireland Report 2016-2021
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published the Water Quality ...
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Minister McConalogue formally opens Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES)
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, has ...
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Signpost Series: November 2022
In association with Teagasc ConnectED, Dairy Sustainability Ireland and Food ...
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Ireland Should Move Towards Achieving the Health-Based WHO Air Quality Guidelines
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recently launched its annual ...
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Ireland Hosts Major International Conference on Livestock Sustainability
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, in conjunction ...
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Government Approves Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027 Worth Almost €10 Billion
On the 4th of October the Minister for Agriculture, Food ...
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EPA Data Shows Ireland’s 2021 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Above Pre-Covid Levels
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has today published its provisional ...
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Government Announces Sectoral Emissions Ceilings, Setting Ireland on a Pathway to Turn the Tide on Climate Change
The government has reached agreement on Sectoral Emissions Ceilings which ...
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Signpost Series: September 2022
In association with Teagasc ConnectED, Dairy Sustainability Ireland, and Food ...
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Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme Updates
Scheme Payments Update (up to 26 August 2022): There have ...
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Minister McConalogue Confirms European Commission Adoption of Ireland’s Draft CAP Strategic Plan 2023 – 2027
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue ...
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Love Your Wellies Competition
The Love Your Wellies Competition is back and it’s bigger ...
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Department Announces Sixth Competitive Call for Proposals for EIP-Agri Projects
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine have recently ...
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First National “Woman in Agriculture” Conference: 1st Feb 2023
The Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Marine have recognised a ...
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Results-Based Payments – A Farmers’ Perspective
NRN visited the family run farm of Michael Feehily in ...
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Bioeconomy Action Plan Consultation
The Departments of the Environment, Climate and Communications and Agriculture, ...
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SUAS Project Conference
The SUAS (Sustainable Uplands Agri-environment Scheme) EIP-AGRI Project held a ...
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Comeragh Uplands and Communities EIP Project Launches Walking with Wildlife Guide
The Comeragh Uplands and Communities EIP Project launched their ‘Walking ...
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Farmers4Safety EIP-AGRI Project Featured on European Initiative Website
A profile of the Farmers4Safety EIP-AGRI Project has been added ...
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National EIP-AGRI Conference
The National Rural Network (NRN) held a National EIP-AGRI Conference ...
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Innovative and Interactive EIP-AGRI Operational Group Storymap
All of Ireland’s multi-actor EIP-AGRI Operational Group projects can be ...
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European Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS) Video
Knowledge and innovation play a crucial role in helping farmers, ...
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Shanakyle Bog Restoration and Habitat Enhancement EIP-AGRI Project Video
The Shanakyle Bog Restoration and Habitat Enhancement EIP-AGRI Project have ...
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EIP-AGRI ‘Young Entrepreneurs – Engines of Innovation in Rural Areas’ Workshop
The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG ...
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Episode 7 of the NRN’s EIP-AGRI Participating Farmer Vlog Series
The National Rural Network have recently released the 7th episode ...
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Biomass to Biochar for Farm Bioeconomy EIP-AGRI Project
The Biomass to Biochar for Farm Bioeconomy EIP-AGRI Project have ...
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Rural Project Learning Opportunity
The Horizon 2020, RURALIZATION Project via TU Delft University, are ...
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Legacy4LIFE Launch New Organic Farming Survey
The new LIFE project Legacy4LIFE just launched their survey in ...
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Bioeconomy Action Plan Consultation
The Departments of the Environment, Climate and Communications and Agriculture, ...
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New Chairperson of the Women in Agriculture Stakeholders Group
Dr Edna Curley, Principal of Mountbellew Agricultural College County Galway, ...
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‘Seen But Not Herd’ Glenamaddy/Dunmore District Event
A joint initiative by Galway Rural Development (GRD) and the ...
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University of Galway Pilot Project Combating Social Isolation and Loneliness in Farming
Farmer's Yards, a new Social Organisation for Farmers, coordinated by ...
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Farming for Nature Public Choice Award Winner 2022
Sean Condon, an organic dairy farmer from Crecora, County Limerick ...
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Farming Resilience Programme
Mental Health Ireland have collaborated with the Irish Farmers Association ...
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University of Galway Rural Voices Seminar & RURALIZATION Conference
The University of Galway Rural Studies Centre's Rural Voices Seminar ...
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Farming for Nature Ambassador Nominated for National Dairy Award
Gearóid Maher, a Dairy Farmer from Cappamore, Co. Limerick, who ...
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Minister McConalogue Announces National Conference on Women in Agriculture
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, announced ...
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FARMWELL Project Social Innovation Database
A vast range of inspiring, innovative and effective social innovation ...
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Seventh Session of the University of Galway’s Rural Studies Centre Seminar Series
The seventh session of the University of Galway's Rural Studies ...
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Teagasc Transferring the Family Farm Clinics 2022
Teagasc will be hosting six Transferring the Family Farm clinics ...
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Farmer’s Yards, Social Organisation for Older Farmers
With over one-third of Irish farmers now aged over 65, ...
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Minister Humphreys Announces Successful Applicants Under Stage 1 of the LEADER Programme
The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys, today ...
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LEADER Programme 2014-2020 (Extended to 2022) Cooperation Project Examples Booklet
The National Rural Network (NRN) has published a new booklet ...
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2023-2027 LEADER Programme LAG Selection Process
The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, ...
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NRN LEADER Programme Case Studies Booklet
Launched in late-2021, the NRN’s LEADER Programme Case Studies booklet ...
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Final Conference of the Smart Rural 21 Project
The Smart Rural 21 project is a two and a ...
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LEADER: Lessons Learned and Looking Forward
In November 2021, the NRN hosted an online conference, entitled ...
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Details of New LEADER Programme Announced
The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, ...
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Minister Humphreys Officially Opens Rural Projects in Co. Wexford Supported Under Our Rural Future
On the 6th of October 2022, the Minister for Rural ...
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Smart Villages Initiative Launched in Headford
On Saturday, the 8th of October 2022, Maria Walsh MEP ...
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New Louth Local Development LEADER Programme Video
Louth Local Development recently produced an inspirational new video showcasing ...
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LEADER Food Initiative Interactive StoryMap
In July 2022, the NRN published a booklet showcasing 12 ...
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LEADER Case Study on the ‘Restoration of Drumboe Steam Engine and Upgrading Works to Railway Museum’ in Co. Donegal
A new LEADER case study on the ‘Restoration of Drumboe ...
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Sixth Session of the University of Galway’s Rural Studies Centre Seminar Series
The sixth session of the University of Galway's Rural Studies ...
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LEADER Food Initiative Booklet
The NRN recently published a new booklet showcasing 12 projects ...
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Substantial LEADER Support for Enterprise Projects in Co. Wexford
Wexford Local Development have created two fantastic infographics showcasing (i) ...
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