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The CountryWide team feature the events, people and happenings that bring colour and life to communities, towns and villages across Ireland. Listen live Saturdays at 8am on RTÉ Radio 1.

Location:

Dublin, Ireland

Networks:

RTE Ireland

Description:

The CountryWide team feature the events, people and happenings that bring colour and life to communities, towns and villages across Ireland. Listen live Saturdays at 8am on RTÉ Radio 1.

Language:

English

Contact:

RTÉ Donnybrook Dublin 4 01 208 3111


Episodes
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Countrywide Full Programme 25/01/2025

1/25/2025
Countrywide Full Programme 25/01/2025

Duration:00:46:48

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Keeping avian flu contained

1/25/2025
This winter, across Europe, poultry flocks have become infected with avian flu. So far, Ireland is disease-free. Superintending Veterinary Inspector at the Department of Agriculture, Audrey Jenkinson assesses the risk.

Duration:00:07:35

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New Minister for Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and the Marine Martin Heydon TD

1/25/2025
Minister for Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and the Marine Martin Heydon TD.

Duration:00:16:15

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New EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Food

1/25/2025
Christophe Hansen is the new EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Food.

Duration:00:10:17

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Éowyn storm update

1/25/2025
We check in with Keith Leonard of the National Emergency Co-ordination Group and with ESB Network Regional Manager Siobhan Wynne. We also hear from farmer Dinny Galvin and from Ray Ó Foghlú of the nature restoration charity Hometree.

Duration:00:10:36

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Countrywide Full Episode 18/01/2024

1/18/2025
Countrywide Full Episode 18/01/2024

Duration:00:47:24

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Programme for Government

1/18/2025
With Pat O’Toole, political editor of the Irish Farmers Journal and Dr Cara Augustenborg, a member of the Climate Change Advisory Council.

Duration:00:08:08

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Farming in the West Bank

1/18/2025
Spring is coming to the fertile lands of the Jordan Valley. Ollie Moore, a member of Talamh Beo, has just returned from visiting Palestinian farmers there.

Duration:00:08:07

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Restoring native oysters in Dublin Bay

1/18/2025
Sailing clubs are supporting a unique project to restore native oysters in Dublin Bay, which is spearheaded by coffee distributor David Lawlor of the not-for-profit Green Ocean Foundation.

Duration:00:07:31

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What to do during those long winter evenings?

1/18/2025
We are in the middle of January and often the long dark winter nights can be challenging. Brenda Donohue wants to hear from people around the country with interesting ideas to have fun at this time of year.

Duration:00:12:56

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Farming partnerships

1/18/2025
With only half of farms having a succession plan in place, and a cohort of young men and women dying for the chance to get farming but with no access to land, we explore farming partnerships in Westmeath.

Duration:00:09:15

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Countrywide Full Show 11/01/2024

1/11/2025
Countrywide Full Show 11/01/2024

Duration:00:46:14

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A postcard from North Cork

1/11/2025
Down on her family farm near Banteer, Janet Heeran was snow-bound this week, the children were off school and her husband busy around the yard, as she recounts in her postcard from North Cork.

Duration:00:03:30

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Rural Entrepreneurs

1/11/2025
We hear from three entrepreneurs who wanted to work and live in rural Ireland and have developed businesses that allow them to do that. Next weekend, they will be attending Showcase, an annual trade fair held at the RDS.

Duration:00:11:24

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Meals on Wheels

1/11/2025
With so many without power or water this week, one of our most valuable services is the Meals on Wheels network under the umbrella of Irish Rural Link, delivering 15,000 meals a week. Brenda Donohue visited Sona Sasta, Meals on Wheels in Summerhill in County Meath where she joined John and Carmel Swan knocking on doors with dinners in hand.

Duration:00:07:39

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Lessons from Scotland in out-wintering animals in low temperatures

1/11/2025
We hear advice from a couple who “out-winter” their cattle in a part of Scotland where temperatures can drop as low as -15C.

Duration:00:08:08

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Restoring power

1/11/2025
Our regular reporter Diarmuid McIntyre lives near the Ballyhoura Mountains in Limerick. He bumped into John Hughes and Michael Nolan of Activo, working on behalf of the ESB, getting power back to some of his neighbours under very difficult conditions.

Duration:00:05:48

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Farming during a cold snap

1/11/2025
Hill sheep farmer Mary-Catherine Murphy lives in the hills above the highest village in Ireland, Roundwood in Co Wicklow. We find out how she fared during the cold snap.

Duration:00:07:53

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Countrywide Full Episode 04/01/2025

1/4/2025
Countrywide Full Episode 04/01/2025

Duration:00:50:00

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Farming: a look at the year ahead

1/4/2025
Dairy farmer Thomas Duffy; Maura Walsh CEO of IRD Duhallow; Professor Yvonne Buckley, who manages the co-centre for Climate and Biodiversity; Jack Kennedy, editor of the Irish Farmers Journal

Duration:00:35:55