CountryWide

One of the writers of this year’s Eurovision entry is Larissa Tormey from Kilbeggan via Russia, first heard many years ago on Countrywide singing to her cows.

Duration:00:09:09

Cows on the bank of the River Slaney

Last Monday seemed like another ordinary lunch break for Sharon Callaghan in Enniscorthy. Taking a break from her job in Revive and Thrive shop, she came face to face with a number of cows who had escaped their field and sauntered onto the banks of the River Slaney.

Duration:00:06:59

Environmental Innovators programme

This week, the finalists of Agri Aware’s and BiOrbic’s Transition Year programme Environmental Innovators have been announced.

Duration:00:08:31

Spring is here!

A montage of spring sounds recorded in the last few weeks.

Duration:00:03:47

Roscommon's Ballydangan Bog

Ecologist David Fallon is one of the people behind what is recognised as one of the best community conservation projects in the country, on Ballydangan Bog in Roscommon.

Duration:00:06:40

When lambing and wildfire season collide in Donegal

In Donegal last Saturday, 5000 acres around the Barnesmore Gap in the Bluestack Mountains went up in flames. Niall Bryson’s sheep were out on the commonage at the time and his flock got cut in two by the flames. He hasn’t seen them since.

Duration:00:08:02

Macra elections 2025-2027

Brenda Donohue captures how the results for the Macra elections unfolded at the Irish Farm Centre in Bluebell.

Duration:00:07:25

GAA impact in New York

How has GAA fostered a strong sense of Irish-American community in the United States that goes beyond the sport.

Duration:00:13:30

A 6,000-year-old farming calendar in Sligo

Farmer Leo Lyden, talks about a millennia-old dolmen he found on his farm on the Maugherow peninsula in Sligo that lines up with the rising sun on both the spring and autumn equinoxes.

Duration:00:09:23

Impact of Trump tariffs on Irish agriculture

Small business-owner, who harvests seasweed, talks about how the tariffs might affect her and Farmers Journal Agri-Business Editor Lorcan Roche Kelly estimates what we might be the consequences.

Duration:00:16:34

Mothers day Essay

Margaret Leahy on her Mother’s Day outing to Croke park

Duration:00:03:21

Training for Wildfires

In any normal year there will be 2,500 wildfires in Ireland. About 500 of them will be big. This week in the Wicklow Hills there was a massive exercise as fire services, coast guard, National Parks and all the other first responders were assessed by the European Commission.

Duration:00:06:11

Turtle on a beach

Ten year old Jonathan Padden was walking on Blacksod Beach in Mayo when he spotted a Turtle in need of care. Jonathan was quick to the rescue!

Duration:00:07:12

Nature Restoration Panel

The first of the Nature Restoration forums began this week, we hosted a panel hearing about some of the concerns of those involved. On the panel was Dr Aoibhinn Ni Suilleabhain, Vincent Roddy is President of the INHFA, Niamh Garvey is from NESC,Caroline Bocquel CEO of Bord Iascaigh Mhara and Dr Jimmy O’Keeffe from Natural Capital Ireland.

Duration:00:20:13

Museum of Time

At the Museum of Time in Waterford City, every single one of the 600 clocks must be manually put forward an hour for daylight savings.

Duration:00:08:00

Countrywide Full Episode 22/03/2025

Countrywide Full Episode 22/03/2025

Duration:00:46:12

Early Insights Nitrogen Indicator 2024 report on water quality

The EPA published water quality figures during the week, with signs that the efforts being taken on some farms to avoid nitrate run off were beginning to show results. Is it enough of an improvement to persuade the 26 other members of the EU that Ireland should continue getting a derogation from pollution controls?

Duration:00:07:30

The risk of Lyme's disease

Aoife Rankin contracted Lyme's disease more than ten years ago, and she is currently raising funds to get additional treatment abroad.

Duration:00:06:53

Artificial Insemination

Beef and dairy farmers react to the news that four of the companies that sell them frozen semen straws intend to assert their intellectual property rights over the calves born from these straws.

Duration:00:05:28

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