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CountryWide

RTÉ Radio 1
Ireland
Dairy Farming
Climate Change
Agriculture
Nitrates Directive
Farming
Water Quality
Cork
Flooding
Mental Health
Mercosur
European Union
Christmas
Blue Tongue Virus
Biodiversity
Marine Protected Areas
Venison
Farm Machinery
Weather Patterns
Livestock Health

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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Grangecon is in the west of Wicklow, under the hills. Hannah Page Fox lives on a sheep and Christmas tree farm in Grangecon. A year ago, with nothing much to warn her, Hannah was told she had lobular breast cancer, and that it had already spread. The... more

On 26th of July, 75 years of waiting ended in Croke Park, and Sam Maguire is in Mayo at last. Stephen Coen has been chasing that day since he was seventeen, but he was named to start last month's final, and before throw-in, injury took him out of the... more

Six of the country's biggest retailers - Aldi, Dunnes, Lidl, Marks and Spencer, SuperValu and Centra, and Tesco - have signed up to the principles of a new Horticulture Grower-Retail Charter. It arrives at a hard moment. Irish horticulture was worth ... more

Kate O'Sullivan is the new owner of café Pónaire in Newport, County Tipperary - a café at the front, and behind it a roastery that roasts every bean the business sells. Prices in Brazil for beans peaked early last year at nearly four and a half dolla... more

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Robert Sheeran
Volunteer at the garden
NICHE Community Health Project
Episode: Cork Community Garden
Idael Burke
Community member involved in healthy eating courses
NICHE Community Health Project
Episode: Cork Community Garden
Jane O'Flynn
Executive director of NICHE Health Project
NICHE Health Project
Episode: Cork Community Garden
Frances Lucy
Freshwater scientist
Athlone Institute of Technology (ATU)
Episode: Algal Bloom
Ann Maria Egan
Descendant speaking about Carraghean Farmhouse rambling house tradition
Family of Egan/Birr area
Episode: Rambling House
Hazel Greene
Artist involved in Creative Ireland project reviving rambling-house memories
Hazel Greene / Creative Ireland project
Episode: Rambling House
Pat Dunne
Owner on uplands, co-owner of commonage
Cominage, Wicklow
Episode: Uplands and Commonage
Eugene Costello
Rural and farm historian from University College Cork, author on the making of Ireland's uplands
University College Cork
Episode: Uplands and Commonage
Brendan Dunford
Farming expert with long-term upland experience
The Burren (Ireland) / upland farming networks
Episode: Uplands and Commonage

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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.
Dublin Horse Show 2026
Q: Do people have certain expectations of what kind of a person you must be if you're an army officer?
There is a sense that being an army officer comes with a set of behavioral standards and leadership expectations beyond riding ability, shaped by the training and the military role.
Dublin Horse Show 2026
Q: So why did you want to come this route, going into the Army rather than staying in different yards or working your way up with your own horses?
The rider explains preferring the Army route for job security, the ability to keep and develop horses rather than selling them, and the broader opportunities and stability that come with a Defence Forces career.
Water Shortages
Q: So talk me through the last couple of months. When did you start to think this is getting really bad here?
The farmer describes a creeping crisis, with the well pressures dropping in the evenings, extended dry spells, and the realisation that pasture and water access were deteriorating, leading to concerns about drilling deeper wells and investing in new water infrastructure.

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What is CountryWide about and what kind of topics does it cover?

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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5. Ann Maria Egan
6. Hazel Greene
7. Pat Dunne
8. Eugene Costello

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