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  • Watch: There are parts of rural Ireland ‘reducing in population’
  • More houses in rural Ireland sounds great until you ask about the buses
  • Developing connections between rural Ireland and the diaspora

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

Watch: There are parts of rural Ireland ‘reducing in population’

Séamus Boland, former CEO of Irish Rural Link and president of a major EU advisory body, has highlighted his concerns over rural depopulation in Ireland. As president of the Europe...

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thejournal.ie /1 week ago

More houses in rural Ireland sounds great until you ask about the buses

Also: Ireland took over the EU Council presidency this week and most of the country barely noticed.

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agriland.ie /3 weeks ago

Developing connections between rural Ireland and the diaspora

By Mairtín Ó Catháin Two clouds to shroud the heart. The young man from the hill country of north Connemara said goodbye to his mother. It was the first such parting; it could also...

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impartialreporter.com /1 day ago

Rural housing development still at outline planning stage

Rural housing development still at outline planning stage

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irishcentral.com /6 days ago

WATCH: Rural Ireland reflects on the impact of phone boxes

In "Bye Bye Now," available on the IFI Archive Player, rural Ireland reminisces on the joys and sorrows of phone boxes as they become obsolete in the modern world. 

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irishcentral.com /1 month ago

Ways you know you grew up in the Irish countryside

Signs that you've had a good rural rearing in the auld Emerald Isle.

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

Senator: Rural Ireland hardest hit by pub closures

Rural pubs are a “social anchor” and the government must do all it can to support publicans as they struggle to keep their doors open. That’s according to Aontú Senator Sarah O’Rei...

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independent.ie /6 days ago

Rural Donegal post office to close at end of the month as government urged to intervene

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irishcentral.com /1 month ago

Ireland's best countryside retreats revealed

Manors, hotels, resorts - these are some of the best countryside retreats in Ireland!

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thejournal.ie /1 week ago

Planning laws: Rural Ireland needs young families to stay there, otherwise it won't survive

Housing isn’t just a planning issue. It’s about keeping schools open, GAA clubs thriving, and communities alive for the next generation, writes Peter ‘Chap’ Cleere.

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irishexaminer.com /1 month ago

'The home I was evicted from in Cork is now an AirBnB charging nearly €10,000 per month'

For rural Ireland to have a future we must protect, and invest in, the people that call it home

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agriland.ie /4 weeks ago

‘Energy transition is a rural transition’ –  communities group

The communities asked to shoulder the burden of infrastructure for Ireland’s climate transition must “be guaranteed a fair share of its value”, according to Irish Rural Link (IRL)....

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thejournal.ie /1 month ago

Returning emigrants among those set to benefit from rural housing rule changes

The government plans to enable those from a rural area to build on their land, regardless of whether they are farming or not.

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irishexaminer.com /2 weeks ago

Rural dwellers will be allowed build a second one-off home under new rules 

Planning minister John Cummins described the approach as a 'fundamental shift' in rural housing

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

Majority of currently vacant GP panels in rural areas

The majority of currently vacant GP panels in the country under the General Medical Services (GMS) Scheme are in rural areas. That’s according to information provided by the Health...

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independent.ie /3 weeks ago

Trails vs factories: New data exposes contrasting rural strategies in Wicklow and Wexford

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independent.ie /1 month ago

How a famine-era prison became a community lifeline in rural Kerry

A rural courtroom from a time when ‘even a blade of grass was precious’

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theblaze.com /2 weeks ago

The Ireland I grew up in is gone

Growing up just outside Galway City, life in the West of Ireland was exactly what the postcards promised. It was a beautiful place, with generous people and a great spirit.I use th...

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agriland.ie /3 weeks ago

‘Most Definitely Leitrim’ campaign encourages a move north-west

A new Leitrim County Council campaign is encouraging urban dwellers at home and abroad to consider relocating to the north- west county. The three-month social media-led initiative...

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irishmirror.ie /4 weeks ago

Ireland's best county to raise a family has been named

Education, housing affordability, safety, green spaces, and access to local amenities all play a major role in shaping childhood experiences

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independent.ie /1 month ago

Landmark rural Laois pub hits the market at €350,000

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irishtimes.com /2 weeks ago

Will new planning rules make it easier to build rural housing?

Remote workers do not have economic need for rural housing, but they could meet criteria if from the local area, guidelines say

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rte.ie /2 weeks ago

Galway brothers, 80s, turning turf while the sun shines

Turf cutters in east Galway continue to toil in the heat as others enjoy a day out at Loughrea Lake.

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news.myhome.ie /1 month ago

River Run is an idyllic countryside retreat

As countryside retreats go, River Run - the former home of actress Mia Farrow in Co Wicklow - will take some topping.

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agriland.ie

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independent.ie

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irishcentral.com

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irishexaminer.com

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