Inefficient use of fertiliser makes pollution inevitable
Less than one-third of imported nitrogen, for use either as fertiliser or animal rations, is re-exported as foodstuffs
Rural Ireland
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The excuse that hare coursing brings the community together is a fallacy
It appears those who illegally carry out the practice will continue to do so, no matter what the consequences
As someone born into the greyhound industry, coursing should not be allowed to continue
It is obvious to anyone living in the countryside that the number of hares found now is significantly reduced
‘Our lives have changed unimaginably’: The people who quit city life for rural Ireland
Families who moved from city life share the freedoms, challenges and surprises of building a new life in the countryside
Protecting Gaeltacht areas will be harder if housing safeguards are weakened
Rethink needed of Government plans to overhaul rural planning guidelines
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
Balance rural tranquillity with vibrant village life at west Cork Georgian home
Country Homes: Lawn House in Drimoleague sits in the heart of the region on more than five acres of meadow and woodland
Brave new world of remote working in rural areas yet to materialise
There has not been a widespread migration out of Dublin and other urban centres, Trinity Business School research suggests
Are Sinn Féin drifting away from an uneasy left-wing alliance?
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Reliable taxi services could help revive rural living
Isolation, personal wellbeing and road safety could all be improved
How one couple brought an Irish country house back from the brink
Dromdiah House, a Georgian country house in Cork, lay in ruins for eight decades before a couple bravely took on its restoration
The pub reviving a rural village: ‘It’s the best thing that’s happened here in years’
Once shuttered and fading, this rural pub is thriving again thanks to a community effort and a labour of love
Stop demonising one-off rural housing. Not everyone wants to be surrounded by neighbours
If town and village life is so much more sensible and attractive, why do so few people choose to live over the shop?
If we are serious about rural regeneration then build housing estates, not one-off homes
Building individual houses leads to ultra low-density suburbanisation, not revitalisation
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