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Countrywide Full Episode 02/11/2024

Duration:00:45:10

The hopes and ambitions of the latest US biodiversity summit

Journalist Orla Dwyer updates us on the latest UN global biodiversity summit in Colombia.

Duration:00:02:06

Grazing on a Galway beach

At the end of last winter, as a pilot project, Galway city's Biodiversity Officer asked Lackagh farmer Keith Fahy if he would allow five of this Dexter cattle to graze the meadows beside Ballyloughane Beach. Would conservation grazing improve plant life?

Duration:00:06:44

Extinction Tour

Naturalist and author Declan Murphy took us on a tour to see plants and animals that are under threat.

Duration:00:10:56

An Irish American in Connemara

Tami Joy is an Irish American farmer transplanted from Washington State to Co Galway. She now runs an agri tourism enterprise, where you can tour their farm, dine on their produce, stay the night and take part in workshops.

Duration:00:07:34

IFA President Francie Gorman

IFA President Francie Gorman

Duration:00:15:07

Countrywide Full Episode 26/10/2024

Countrywide Full Episode 26/10/2024

Duration:00:47:56

The People’s Millennium Forest

If you were a householder in 2000 the government sent you a certificate with a number telling you where in the country they had planted an oak tree on your behalf. Countrywide went to see if those trees are still standing.

Duration:00:06:39

Burren Pine Project

A project in the Burren has identified an ancient stand of Irish pine and the Burrenbeo Trust is now conserving this unique variety for future generations.

Duration:00:06:07

National Parks projects

There are hugely ambitious projects going on within our National Parks. For example, the largest conversion of commercial spruce forestry to native woodland in the history of the state in Nephin National Park. And the largest attempted restoration of a native woodland in the history of the state in Glenveagh National Park in Donegal.

Duration:00:03:49

Public policy on forestry

We are at a very interesting threshold in forest ownership in Ireland. The past century was mainly about the state investing in publicly owned forestry. But we are now at a tipping point where just fifty percent of forests in Ireland are now owned privately, and that number continues to grow.

Duration:00:18:39

Restoring natural woodlands: Forest Midwife

Catherine Cleary's endeavours to restore Ireland’s natural woodlands and protect biodiversity in her farm in County Roscommon are the subject of a new documentary by artist Beta Bajgart called Forest Midwife.

Duration:00:09:49

Music by Padraig Jack

Singer songwriter Padraig Jack, who grew up on Inis Mor, is touring with his new album These Shores. (For copyright reasons the full tracks performed in this interview cannot be made available in the postcast)

Duration:00:07:20

Countrywide Full Episode 19/10/2024

Countrywide Full Episode 19/10/2024

Duration:00:42:22

A visit to the mart in Maam Cross

The largest ever sheep sale for a single breed was held recently at Maam Cross Mart in County Galway, with over 3000 entered by members of the Connemara Mayo Blackface Breeders Group.

Duration:00:06:23

New GAA rules

Tonight on RTÉ 2, you can see the first matches being showcased with a plethora of new rules.

Duration:00:04:02

Exotic mushrooms in Offaly

On Thursday, seven awards were presented to organic growers and food producers at the National Organic Awards. Garryhinch Wood Exotic Mushrooms from Offaly received the 'New & Innovative Award'.

Duration:00:07:01

Wild and woolly hedges in Tipperary