Episodes

  • Beef Versus Venison
    Jan 10 2026
    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.
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    10 mins
  • Cooking with venison
    Jan 10 2026
    Suzanne Campbell talks to Chef Jess Murphy about how to popularise a meat that has often been seen as elite.
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    7 mins
  • Laura Burke retires from the EPA
    Jan 10 2026
    The outgoing director assesses the state of the Irish environment, our commitment to preserving it and the performance of the agency on her watch.
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    12 mins
  • Local Link Buses
    Jan 10 2026
    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.
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    8 mins
  • BVD Eradication
    Jan 10 2026
    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.
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    7 mins
  • Farm Succession and Generational Renewal
    Jan 3 2026
    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.
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    8 mins
  • Countrywide New Year Panel
    Jan 3 2026
    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.
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    46 mins
  • Tackling Social Isolation in Farming
    Jan 3 2026
    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.
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    7 mins