Caroline Allen

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News Journalist

Caroline Allen is from a farming background in Co. Laois. She studied journalism at the College of Commerce, Rathmines, and lives outside Portlaoise.

‘Small-scale food production will answer a lot of problems’ – suppliers

Women in Agriculture

‘Small-scale food production will answer a lot of problems’ – suppliers

We need small-scale food production as an answer to a lot of our problems, according to Janet Power and Jenny...
Traditional skills to be celebrated at Comeragh’s Wild Festival

Rural Life

Traditional skills to be celebrated at Comeragh’s Wild Festival

Homemade bread baking the old fashioned way; butter churning; sheep shearing by hand and a working sheepdog demonstration are among...
Swedish national broadcaster seeks single farmers

Rural Life

Swedish national broadcaster seeks single farmers

Single farmers from counties Clare and Galway are being sought by SVT, the Swedish national broadcaster. It will be in...
Cavan enterprise produces needle felting kits using Irish wool

Rural Life

Cavan enterprise produces needle felting kits using Irish wool

A Cavan-based enterprise has started producing needle felting kits using entirely 100% traceable Irish wool fibre. “The fibre is mainly...
Rural school blooms in Muintir na Tíre garden competition

Rural Life

Rural school blooms in Muintir na Tíre garden competition

A rural school sowed the seeds of victory, winning the overall award in the Muintir na Tíre Cork school garden...
Farming for Nature walks represent farming systems’ wide diversity

biodiversity

Farming for Nature walks represent farming systems’ wide diversity

The wide diversity in Irish farming systems and approaches to farming with nature in mind are represented by Farming for...
Food producers, farmers and foragers team up for taste tour

Rural Life

Food producers, farmers and foragers team up for taste tour

Waterford’s food producers, sustainable farmers and food foragers have collaborated to offer access to their locations, with the chance to...
Agri-advisors help to guide support services for farmers

Rural Life

Agri-advisors help to guide support services for farmers

Farmers experience a disproportionate burden of physical and mental health issues, but agricultural advisors can help by signposting them to...
‘Beat on the Peat’ brings dancing to crossroads

Rural Life

‘Beat on the Peat’ brings dancing to crossroads

Music and dancing at the crossroads will be part of the ‘Beat on the Peat’ in the Co. Offaly village...
Farmers to fore in First Dates but shortage of over 35 males

Rural Life

Farmers to fore in First Dates but shortage of over 35 males

Farmers are strongly represented in First Dates, but there is currently a shortage of males aged over 35, casting researcher...
200-year-old Kerry farm building given new lease

Rural Life

200-year-old Kerry farm building given new lease

A building in Ardfert, Co. Kerry, that had been partly used for housing horses in the past and had served...
Female-focused tractor driving courses drive demand

Machinery

Female-focused tractor driving courses drive demand

When it comes to women learning and perfecting their tractor driving skills, there’s nothing like the company of other women...
Galway man urges farmers to speak up about mental health

Rural Life

Galway man urges farmers to speak up about mental health

After an extremely difficult year in farming, Galway farmer, Shay Concannon, is urging farmers experiencing mental health issues to open...
Fundraising campaign underway in Waterford amid rise in farm accidents

Farm Safety

Fundraising campaign underway in Waterford amid rise in farm accidents

A fundraising campaign has been established in west Waterford for the procurement of a new state-of-the-art critical emergency medical response...
Mitigating climate change with organic matter

Environment

Mitigating climate change with organic matter

Adding organic matter to soil and using much more bio-fertilisers on all crops are among the ways in which Meade...
Cork couple strive to upgrade their microsanctuary facilities

Rural Life

Cork couple strive to upgrade their microsanctuary facilities

A Co. Cork-based couple have taken abandoned goats into their microsanctuary, with a GoFundMe campaign underway to support their ‘bleating’...
26 projects benefit from Cork County Council’s heritage scheme

Rural Life

26 projects benefit from Cork County Council’s heritage scheme

Cork County Council has awarded €44,600 in grant funding under its heritage grant scheme, with a 20% rise in the...
Stepping it out at Laharn Crossroads in Co. Cork

Rural Life

Stepping it out at Laharn Crossroads in Co. Cork

The old tradition of dancing at crossroads at Laharn Cross, Lombardstown, Mallow, Co. Cork, continues to delight on the Sunday...
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