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CountryWide

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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.RTÉ 2025 Natural History Nature & Ecology Science
Episodes
  • Impact of Energy Crisis on Farmers

    Impact of Energy Crisis on Farmers
    Mar 21 2026
    In the current oil crisis, which the International Energy Agency this week called the ‘worst in history’, fluctuating prices on fuel and fertiliser will have a severe impact on farmers. Philip meets farmers and contractors at the forefront of this, including one farmer who has found a way to function without using chemical fertilisers.
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    16 mins
  • Search and Rescue Dogs in Kerry

    Search and Rescue Dogs in Kerry
    Mar 21 2026
    Lorna Siggins attends a demonstration of the search and rescue dogs of the Kerry Mountain Rescue Team in Killarney.
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    6 mins
  • Livestock Boat to Israel

    Livestock Boat to Israel
    Mar 21 2026
    This week, an Israeli registered Livestock carrier left Ireland heading to Israel, with a large shipment of calves on board. But with the port of Haifa under threat in the current Middle East conflict, it's unclear whether the ship will be able to land and unload these animals. Philip talks to journalist Lilach Laila Ben David in Haifa.
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    7 mins
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