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Mo(o)ving towards better mental wellbeing in rural Ireland 2021-10-10

Laois beef and dairy farmer John Keane was today elected the 38th president of Macra na Feirme. A member of the Devils Bit Macra Club in North Tipperary, Keane is the current National Chairperson of the Macra na Feirme Board of Directors. He is also the co-founder of the Make the Moove Initiative, a farmer-driven, farmer-led program promoting positive mental health among farmers and rural people, with the ultimate goal of a nationwide network. Following confirmation of the result, Keane thanke...

The McMenamins brew pub chain out of the Pacific Northwest, as we’ve chronicled over the years, has annual releases of its Devils Bit whiskeys tied to its regular St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. 2021 is certainly no exception to this standard as, for the first time, they are releasing as well a club exclusive 750 ml bottling. The more regular McMenamins Devils Bit whiskey, according to those behind it, is aged for six years in toasted, light charred oak barrels after having been distilled f...