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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.
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As the price of a pint rises above €10 in some places, how much of that do barley growers get? David Walsh-Kemmis of Ballykilcavan Brewery, John Murphy, and Pat Crotty, Chair of Vintners Federation of Ireland discusses.
Austrian dairy cow Veronika has taught herself how to use a tool. The scientists who studied her say that bovine intelligence needs to be reappraised.
Owners of large vessels are going to court to have the ban overturned, meanwhile owners of small vessels support it. Lorna Siggins with Donegal trawlerman John Menarry. Dr Simon Berrow assesses if it will conserve fish stocks or not.
Beef and Tillage farmer John Keogh assesses how the trade deal will impact his business in Co Carlow
The former head of the Food Safety Authority, Prof Alan Reilly, on whether the inspection system can keep adulterated meat out of Europe.
Pat O’Toole, Political Editor of the Farmers Journal and RTÉ’s Europe Editor, Tony Connelly, on the consequences of the trade deal.
With the pressure on farms to diversify, Suzanne Campbell reports from one farm business with everything from trees to saunas.
Della Kilroy reports on farmers Ned and Kate Sullivan who have fostered up to twenty children in as many years.
The third warmest year on record has caused many plants to bloom in the depths of winter according to the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland.
Lorna Siggins reports from Greencastle Boatyard in Donegal on the restoration of a uniquely Irish-Scandi vessel.
With an explosion in the deer population and a steep rise in the price of beef, might venison represent better value for money. Featuring gamekeeper Adam Gornik, Pat Doyle from Wild Irish Game and butcher Keith Grant.
Suzanne Campbell talks to Chef Jess Murphy about how to popularise a meat that has often been seen as elite.
The outgoing director assesses the state of the Irish environment, our commitment to preserving it and the performance of the agency on her watch.
Regan Hutchins travels on a Local Link bus from Bantry to Skibbereen to see why the service is about more than just getting from A to B.
Robert and Valerie Hovendon came down with Bovine Viral Diarrhea in 2025. Patrick Donohue from Animal Health Ireland explains why theirs might be among the last herds to be impacted.
Michael Feely is the chair of a group called the Young Sheep Farmer Forum who last month made recommendations to government on how to best promote generational renewal. The forum of young farmers is facilitated by the Kepak Group.
Joined by Cheryl Poole, Wexford dairy farmer, Seamus Boland, CEO of Irish Rural Link, Magaret Donnelly, Editor of the Irish Farming Independent, and Fintan Kelly, environmental pillar’s Agriculture and Land Use Policy Officer.
Reporter Ella McSweeney travels to Kerry and to a group of farmers tackling one of the hardy perennial issues – social isolation. This small group in and around Faranfore decided to do something to help their happiness: they agreed to meet in the Warehouse Cafe in Faranfore every Friday morning for breakfast.
Throughout 2025, the Countrywide team was on the open roads visiting homes and farms across the country, and here are some of the team's favorite pieces.
For this special edition of Countrywide, we have gathered stories of Christmas preparations from across the country and sprinkled them with music from RTE Lyric FM's ever popular Choirs for Christmas competition. (For copyright reasons the full tracks performed cannot be podcast)
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