Do not consume notice issued to 7,500 water customers in South-East Clare
*A water tanker on site in Quin. Households across South-East Clare have been advised not to consume water after elevated levels of manganese were detected.
Bunratty
ON THE FARM: Simple regulation can save lives with farm safety
Farm Safety Week has just passed and for all the progress we have made in terms of efficiencies in the industry this is one area that our record is a sorry one.
Warm reception for start of Bualadh Busk
*Adam Moloney in Sixmilebridge. Photograph: Joe Buckley A summer series of outdoor performances featuring local talent has kicked off to a warm reception.
ON THE FARM: In praise of the suckler cow
*Sucklers on the Melody farm. There is something about a scent and its power to transport you away to another time or place. To even an urbanite, the sweet fragrance of hay wafting through the air on a balmy summer’s breeze can arouse a nostalgia for summers past.
Jilly & Joe’s aiding Bunratty to become ‘tourist resort on weekends’
A Bunratty hotel is promoting family fun and safety this summer through the recent opening of an alcohol-free bar.
ON THE FARM: Climate justice warriors upsetting natural course of commerce in farming sector
Joe Melody gives an insight into the damage caused by “climate justice warriors”.
Cellnet donates crucial device to Bunratty Search & Rescue
*Nick Manowski and Jonathan Cronin of Cellnet at Bunratty Search & Rescue THE shoe was on the other foot recently as Bunratty Search & Rescue were in urgent need of help when their radio equipment was decommissioned, potentially hampering their life-saving work. A crucial device being used by Bunratty Search & Rescue was causing interference …
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ON THE FARM: Machinery has enabled farmers to expand
While we are both in the season of field work and societal COVID-19 restrictions, it seems that the hum of farm machinery is more prolific than the roar of aircraft over our skies heralding the arrival of visitors to our shores for their summer sojourn.
Ownership of Bunratty Castle and Folk Park, Knappogue & Craggaunowen to be transferred to Council
Ownership and operation of Bunratty Castle and Folk Park, Knappogue Castle and Craggaunowen is to be transferred of Clare County Council.
ON THE FARM: Grass quality a trivial matter compared to diminished grass quantity
Last week I had the pleasure of being invited to speak at my alma mater Clonmoney national school. I was there to speak about farming, the environment and biodiversity. I have spoken to schools in the past but there is a sentimental aspect to returning to your own school.
