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Meet the Maker: Orla Hickey
Grace Hanna
In this week’s Meet the Maker, Grace Hanna chats to Limerick artist Orla Hickey about how a pottery class in Skibbereen reopened her eyes to her creative abilities.
Meet the Maker: Orla Hickey
 
 
Editorial: blooming inspiration
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Editorial: blooming inspiration
Winners of Bord Bia Bloom competition
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Winners of Bord Bia Bloom competition
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Winners of Bord Bia Bloom competition
Sarah McIntosh
Winners of Bord Bia Bloom competition
We had hundreds of entries to our Bloom competition. Congratulations to our 15 winners who won a pair of tickets.
Behind the build at Bloom
Sarah McIntosh
Behind the build at Bloom
The gardens at Bloom are beautiful and each creation takes months of planning and preparation. Let’s go behind the scenes and meet the people bringing it all together, writes Sarah McIntosh.
‘I lost my sight and everything went pure black – but I keep going’
Margaret Hawkins
‘I lost my sight and everything went pure black – but I keep going’
Donegal man Paddy Gallagher lost his sight after a traffic accident in 2019, but he remains hopeful and positive about life. Read his inspiring story, told in his own words to Margaret Hawkins.
The local's guide to... Connemara
Maria Moynihan
The local's guide to... Connemara
Planning an Irish staycation? Who better to ask for tips than a local? Kicking off a new series, Maria Moynihan chats to entrepreneur, Kate O’Callaghan-Momberg, about her top spots in Connemara.
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Editorial: blooming inspiration
Ciara Leahy
Editorial: blooming inspiration
For nearly six decades, the previous owners of our home nurtured and cared for our beautiful garden, and I feel we must continue their legacy, writes Ciara Leahy.
Katherine O'Leary: I love to be rocking when the Boss takes to the stage
Katherine O'Leary
Katherine O'Leary: I love to be rocking when the Boss takes to the stage
Music brings people together and Bruce Springsteen holds a special power to really connect with his audience, writes Katherine O’Leary.
Ask Miriam: ‘how do I keep the peace at my sister’s hen party?’
Ask Miriam
Ask Miriam: ‘how do I keep the peace at my sister’s hen party?’
This week, Miriam hears from a bridesmaid who is worried about how to manage two friends-turned-foes at her sister's hen party.
Editorial: voting for who to represent us at European level matters
Ciara Leahy
Editorial: voting for who to represent us at European level matters
Your vote shapes our future in Europe. Make sure your voice is heard, writes Ciara Leahy.
LIFESTYLE
Meet the Maker: Orla Hickey
Grace Hanna
Meet the Maker: Orla Hickey
In this week’s Meet the Maker, Grace Hanna chats to Limerick artist Orla Hickey about how a pottery class in Skibbereen reopened her eyes to her creative abilities.
Irish Horse: the way of the innovators
Helen Sharp
Irish Horse: the way of the innovators
Artificial intelligence and sports data working on the side of equine welfare, writes Helen Sharp.
Irish Horse: breeze-up vendors left swinging in the wind
Mark Costello
Irish Horse: breeze-up vendors left swinging in the wind
Brexit continues to have an impact on trading conditions in the thoroughbred market, writes Mark Costello.
Hurling championship has kept us enthralled - football has a hard act to follow
Denis Hurley
Hurling championship has kept us enthralled - football has a hard act to follow
There are just nine games left in the hurling championship – can the football thrill us more in the meantime, asks Denis Hurley.
Take steps to minimise aftereffects of wet winter on silage, farmers urgedSPONSORED
Take steps to minimise aftereffects of wet winter on silage, farmers urged
Heightened risks of soil and slurry contamination in first-cut grass silage after the wet winter will require extra vigilance with silage making this season, an expert is urging.
Irish beef sales in Britain still growingSPONSORED
Irish beef sales in Britain still growing
Bord Bia meat and organics market specialist Seán Deane reports that Irish beef sales in Britain continued to grow in the first two months of 2024, building on last year's strong performance.
Outpacing the field with the only non-stop baler, the Kverneland FastBaleSPONSORED
Outpacing the field with the only non-stop baler, the Kverneland FastBale
In Clogheen, Co Tipperary, Thomas Moloney, alongside his father Jim, has been steering the family business through the evolving landscape of Irish agriculture for over six decades.
How FRS fencing and DURA² helped transform our home and farmSPONSORED
How FRS fencing and DURA² helped transform our home and farm
DURA² fencing provided John Paul Bennett and his wife Laura with a durable and environmentally friendly fencing solution for their home and farm.
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