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Waterford dairy farmer, Shane Fitzgerald. Image source: Patrick Browne, courtesy of Glanbia Ireland Farm families have planted over 80,000 hedgerow shrubs and native Irish trees across the country since December, as part of phase one of Glanbia Ireland’s nationwide biodiversity plan. More than 81,000 whitethorn, green beech, blackthorn and oak trees have been planted on farms since mid December under Glanbia Ireland’s subsidised initiative, Operation Biodiversity. These will provide shelte...

11 min read Over the past year, the environment of the pandemic has presented huge challenges for everyone. This had led to intense fatigue, cynicism, a feeling of ineffectiveness – the so-called burnout trio   “Are you working more now and enjoying it less? Must you force yourself to do routine things? Are you listless, bored, constantly seeking excitement? Would you rather be somewhere else? Do you drink more than you used to?” If you answered yes to any of the above, th...

by Dave Fidlin, The Center Square  | April 15, 2021 01:00 PM Print this article Gov. Tom Wolf’s year-old proposal calling for the transfer of $204 million from a fund set aside for the horse racing industry into a college scholarship program is once again facing resistance from Pennsylvania lawmakers. Wolf in his February 2020 budget address called on lawmakers to consider shifting funds from an account known as the horse race trust fund, which initially wa...

Edith Wilson (aged 8) at the launch of the Towers & Tales festival (Photo: Patrick Browne) Lismore Castle again provides the picturesque backdrop to the 2021 children’s book festival Towers & Tales which will take place online on Friday, April 30th and Saturday, May 1 st. Due to restrictions, it’s the second year the festival has gone virtual. Organisers promise a fun-filled celebration of children’s literature and illustration for young readers. Elaina Ryan is Artistic Director of the To...

‘ If any of us look at how much we spent on rent in the last 12 years, that would be enough for a serious deposit on a place. That’s one of the most sickening things. I’ve paid all this rent, and I’ll still have to pay a mortgage for 30-odd years’ It wasn’t supposed to be like this. The Covid-19 pandemic and the much-vaunted flood of Airbnb-style accommodation on to the rental market in cities emptied of tourists was supposed to mean more choice and better prospect...

SHARING OPTIONS: Wesley Hatton from Kiltealy, Co Wexford with his son Ryan, niece Nikita and nephew Reece and sister Louise and newborn lambs. \ Patrick Browne The farm: “I was farming in partnership with my father Harry up until February of last year when he passed away. I am farming on my own here now. The farm is on Clonroche-type soil, it’s free draining soil, so we are lucky enough we can get out on land early. I sow 200 acres of tillage and this y...

The autumn series of festivals is going ahead in New Ross this year, with organisers to decide on whether or not they will all be online, all in person or, most likely, blended festivals, combining both formats. Every year the Kennedy Summer School, New Ross Piano Festival and the Eugene ONeill International Festival of Theatre bring positive attention and a lot of footfall to the streets of New Ross. Last year none of the festivals could take place due to Covid-19 restrictions but with all ad...

My kids were worried about me getting it: Meet the frontline mothers fighting Covid-19 "It’s phenomenal what they pick up. For a little boy of four to be obsessed with handwashing it’s not normal." In honour of Mother’s Day,  four hospital employees chat about the challenges the past year has brought to them as mums Aideen Cahill, who works at Waterford University Hospital as an ICU and critical care physiotherapist, with a photograph of her sons Daire, Conor and Eoin. Picture: Patrick...

Ridgefield Residents Named to Deans List at University of Rhode Island Written by University of Rhode Island The University of Rhode Island is pleased to announce the Fall 2020 Deans List. Congratulations to the Ridgefield residents named to Deans List at URI: Patrick Browne  Anna Sorgie  To be included on the Deans List, full-time students must have completed 12 or more credits for letter grades during a semester and achieved at least a 3.30 quality point average. Part-time stude...

One year on from the opening of the New Ross Bypass and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Bridge, the route is already proving very beneficial to the area, with link roads being incorporated into the South East Greenway. The landmark nine span Rose Kennedy Fitzgerald Bridge is the longest of its kind in the world. This Extrados Bridge is 900 meters long, has eight piers and three towers. Wexford County Council Project liaison officer, Sean Dobbs said: We opened at the end of January. Within seven weeks C...