Emma deSouza: So much more needs to be done to support rural resettlement

It is a privilege to be a part of a rural community, but it's not without its challenges

Emma deSouza in her garden in Fermanagh. She says gardening began as a chore and has become an adventure.

Towards the end of 2020, following months in lockdown during covid, we travelled to Fermanagh to view a house.

The rural county wasn’t our first choice. We were invariably late, struggling to locate the house on a rural road, ending up in what would eventually become one of the neighbours’ fields — an experience shared by many who have attempted to locate us since.