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CountryWide

RTÉ Radio 1
Ireland
Climate Change
Dairy Farming
Agriculture
Farming
Cork
Mercosur
Mental Health
Drought
Christmas
Organic Farming
Biodiversity
Marine Protected Areas
Venison
Farm Machinery
Flooding
Wool
Cows
Nature-Based Solutions
European Union

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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If any of you have an apple tree in a park near you, on your farm or garden, you’ll notice how early the apples have appeared - very early. Con Traas's parents, Willem and Ali, came from Holland in 1967 looking for land to grow fruit. They found a fa... more

This week, five secondary schools, from Donegal to Cork, were presented with an Aberdeen Angus calf to bring home and rear. It's all part of the Certified Irish Angus schools' competition, which asks students to do a research project on farming. 180 ... more

The All-Ireland Lamb Shearing Championships took place at the Ploughing this week when Ireland’s fastest and most skilled sheep shearers - ranging from juniors upwards - were put to the test.

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At the National Ploughing Championships, young agri start-ups had a chance to pitch for Enterprise Ireland awards, and Suzanne Campbell met three of these companies as they tried to catch the judges' attention, each trying to win one of the overall p... more

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Cleona O'Shea
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Tim Hannigan
Cornish-born travel writer, author of The Pathless Land
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Amanda Galvin
Organic sheep and tillage farmer
Offaly, Ireland
Episode: Can organic farming provide buffer against weather extremes?
Joe Patton
Head of dairy knowledge
Teagasc
Episode: Do we need more drought-resistant pasture to adapt to hot and dry weather?
Martin Hickey
Farmer and co-owner, Hickey's Farm
Hickey's Farm, County Louth/Meath
Episode: "If this summer happens again we'll gear up and maybe spend another half a million euro on another irrigation machinery."
Gerard Hickey
Farmer and son accompanying Martin Hickey
Hickey's Farm
Episode: "If this summer happens again we'll gear up and maybe spend another half a million euro on another irrigation machinery."
Dr. Claire Bergin
Climate scientist, ICARUS Climate Centre, Maynooth University
Maynooth University/ICARUS
Episode: "There are some things we won't be able to change, so it is about adapting now for the future."
Mick Kelly
Founder of GIY (Grow It Yourself) based in Waterford
GIY
Episode: Irish Horticulture Charter
Paul Brophy
Grower based in Naith Kildare growing the bulk of the country's fresh broccoli
Family farming business in Naith Kildare
Episode: Irish Horticulture Charter

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Della Kilroy
Host of the feature from BirdWatch Ireland
Ella
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Do we need more drought-resistant pasture to adapt to hot and dry weather?
Q: Joe, what did you learn?
A significant portion of farms face fodder shortages, particularly in the Southeast, but the country still has enough feed overall if distributed properly; the key is early planning, monitoring, and building buffers to prevent shortages from becoming a crisis.
"There are some things we won't be able to change, so it is about adapting now for the future."
Q: How confident are you that we'll see more extreme wet winters and hot summers next year?
Doctor Bergin explains that while exact timings vary, the trend toward more extreme wet and dry periods is likely to continue, with overall warming forcing changes in soil moisture and evaporation rates, so farmers should consider adaptive water management and drought-resilient practices.
South Kerry Greenway
Q: If I were the county manager, what would you advise as the best way to create cycling infrastructure while protecting landowners?
The best path is to engage individually with landowners, secure voluntary agreements, and only use compulsory purchase as a last resort when negotiations fail, ensuring compensation and ongoing dialogue.
Water Shortages (continued)
Q: Well, what does all of this mean for farmers, and how do you make a farm more water resilient to those extremes?
Experts describe drought frequency and severity trends, the importance of soil moisture management, and the need to plan with multi-faceted strategies, including forage adjustments, water storage considerations, and slower, more deliberate nitrogen use to protect water quality.
Dublin Horse Show 2026
Q: What's the daily routine like here?
A typical day starts with a morning feed around six, harnessing and grooming, planning which horses to ride, and ongoing yard work supported by both grooms and officers.

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The show consistently covers rural life in Ireland through a multidisciplinary lens—focusing on agriculture, environment, water management, wildlife conservation, and community resilience. Across episodes, listeners hear on-the-ground perspectives from farmers and wardens, in-depth science from researchers, and policy/industry context from sustainability and offshore energy experts. The program often threads together climate-related challenges (drought, water scarcity, soil health) with cultural and historical stories (river lifeways, traditional crafts, equestrian culture) to illustrate how communities adapt and endure. A standout pattern is its cross-cutting storytelling: practical farming realities sit beside ecosystem health, wind-farm ... more

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CountryWide launched 17 years ago and published 108 episodes to date. You can find more information about this podcast including rankings, audience demographics and engagement in our podcast database.

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