Green Party leader says some TDs are 'more interested in TikTok likes than legislation'

Dramatic rise in amounts forked out, with ads placed across Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, Snapchat, and YouTube

'There was 11 lambs crammed into a corner and I never want to see what I saw there again — they couldn't escape'

Minister of State at the Department of Transport Hildegarde Naughton said that the funding is 41% higher than last year's allocations

Whole community objects to location of proposed 15m-high mast in Knocknagoshel

The cable car has not operated since the start of last April and access to the island has been severely curtailed since then

Discussions on December's Cabinet reshuffle — which will see Micheál Martin and Leo Varadkar switch positions — are due to get underway in the coming days

It is the Holy Grail of farming and country life festivals, and for three years its absence has been keenly felt. For Nora Power though, the return of the Ploughing Championships after its Covid-enforced absence is bitter sweet.

The report found that there is a 'crisis in all types of housing in Clare — social, rental and privately owned'

Drop in passenger numbers since Covid, increasing fuel costs, and need for investment in EVs made it 'unsustainable' for company to keep operating

Farmers urged to group together to purchase emergency equipment such as generators

The retirement of Bernie Murphy after 29 years as postmistress in Cill na Martra  sees the doors close at the only general shop in the village

When AIB announced it was to stop cash services in 70 branches it was interpreted as another assault on rural Ireland

Why is Eamon Ryan, in demanding a 30% reduction in agriculture emissions, being painted as the lunatic and others as the moderate sensible ones?

An Post will allow bank's customers to access cash at its 900-plus network across the country

Rural woes will fester during the summer break

Clonakilty, Kenmare and Westport are all tourist magnets which are protecting their past and resisting the temptation to become tacky

Farming groups lobby for 22% reduction, which they maintain would still be challenging

If agreed, the multi-million euro plan would succeed the €8.5m support package fully funded by An Post

The climate minister tells Pádraig Hoare he is not out of touch with rural Ireland but we are in an ecological crisis and there is an urgency to what must be achieved

Until State-driven environmental initiatives learn to appreciate ‘public’ concerns, official policies are doomed and popular support will wither away

What's local is global — and the threat to rural post offices highlights a national issue that we need to address now

As the 'Irish Examiner' launches a new focus on drug abuse in rural Ireland, Justin Campbell says we have taken our eye off the ball 

Minister for Rural and Community Development Heather Humphreys has yet to respond to an urgent request for a subsidised ferry service for an island off the south-west coast about to lose its cable car connectivity with the mainland.

The broadband network is community-owned and managed by Broadband for Our Community, a locally-based, not-for-profit company with a board of volunteers

Nine in 10 people are in support of pedestrianisation in Ennis. The prospect of pedestrianisation in Ennis is popular among the public, with more than 90% showing some form of support for the process.

Envisaged to have a hand in everything from transport to enterprise, policing to aviation policy, the Limerick mayor is a real chance to deliver major change to the city and county

Bid to rejuvenate town centres, drive economic growth, and help combat dereliction

Waiting for essential services has become one of the necessary evils of living in a rural area — but there should at least be some certainty, writes Seamus Boland.

A former hotel that has been the subject of arson attacks and has lain idle for a number of years looks set to be regenerated. Mallow-based developer Pat Shine is to lodge plans with Cork County Council to redevelop the town's former Central Hotel.

By the end of the project, 70% of rural dwellers will have access to a public transport service that provides at least three daily trips to a nearby town

Among all the social activities put on hold during Covid-19 restrictions, spare a thought for the residents of a Cork village who for 20 long months have been unable to take their Tart home from the pub.

Male farmers can view seeking help as an ‘admission of failure’ and a betrayal of a masculine image of themselves, with a new study indicating many feel the need to "put their bodies on the line" as part of their work.

The Green Party is strongly opposed to building large numbers of one-off rural houses, claiming this type of development has a social and environmental cost and has contributed to the hollowing out of rural towns.

The Water Margin Garden in Cappanacush East, Kenmare, will be open to the public, in aid of Cork Simon, during the August bank holiday weekend.

There’s nothing quite like a splash of colour in the garden, and it’s one of the easiest times of year to achieve that with bedding plants. Apply a bit of compost and dig it in well, planting them about 15cam apart.

Inspections on the weighing equipment used by the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority found that it was 'non-compliant' and 'not fit for purpose'

Decision-making processes need to be above the radar

Grubbing or clearing of uncultivated land prohibited under laws designed to protect nesting birds and other species — but landowners often unaware of this, court told

Receipt for over £680 was signed by Valentine Greatrakes, a self-defined healer whose claims divided public opinion

'Fragmentation' of project fails to consider possible impact on slug and bat species, as well as road safety issues, court told

Bill is like using a sledgehammer to drive a pin nail when a tack hammer would do

With life getting busier as restrictions ease, there is an increasing need for rural communities to be on their guard

Budding GIY'ers urged to join first Getting Ireland Growing Day