Podcast Episodes

Rambling House

Every rural parish had homes where the latch was never down. They were called rambling houses, and they were a deeply held tradition in rural Ireland…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Uplands and Commonage

We’ll begin on the hills and it’s about commonage - land own between farmers. Roughly 400,000 hectares of farmland is held under commonage, and it ca…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Countrywide Full Episode 15/08/2026

Countrywide Full Episode 15/08/2026

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Uplands and Commonage

We’ll begin on the hills and it’s about commonage - land own between farmers. Roughly 400,000 hectares of farmland is held under commonage, and it ca…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Rambling House

Every rural parish had homes where the latch was never down. They were called rambling houses, and they were a deeply held tradition in rural Ireland…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Algal Bloom

It’s unfortunately become part of the summer in Ireland - reports of algal blooms on our lakes, some toxic, with county councils across the country w…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Cork Community Garden

The city's food festival, Cork on a Fork, has two more days to run. Some of the best of it isn't happening in restaurants at all. Up on the northside…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Countrywide Full Episode 08/08/26

Countrywide Full Episode 08/08/26

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Water Shortages

In 2018, a summer drought hit Ireland hard, and farmers were counting the cost of it for months afterwards. This year, it's happening all over again.…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Water Shortages (continued)

It's not only Malcolm's farm affected, it's playing out on other farms, mainly in the south and southeast. So what does this actually mean for farmer…

1 month, 3 weeks ago