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Property
Planning inconsistencies affect rural site prices
Jacqueline Hogge
Frustration over a planning process that has restricted rural housing in recent years is leading to implications for the price and availability of sites across the country, writes Jacqueline Hogge.
5 February 2025 Features
Lack of knowledge a stumbling block to securing planning
Local authorities suggest poor advice and a lack of knowledge are among the reasons people in rural areas are being refused planning permission for a home
5 February 2025 Features
Support for rural housing rings hollow as planning continues to thwart families
A new eight-week series on building a house in rural Ireland begins with Irish Country Living looking at all the factors that farming families need to consider when planning a home.
Generators in short supply as west bears brunt of storm fallout
Families face two week wait for electricity in the west as homeowners advised not to overload generators, writes Jacqueline Hogge.
29 January 2025 Features
Women's Sheds harnessing the power of Mná na hÉireann
With an estimated 120 Women’s Sheds around the country, the huge role these community-led groups play is the subject of new research, writes Jacqueline Hogge.
1 January 2025 Features
From magical lights to panto delights – our family days out
Avoid cabin fever as we round up the best family fun days out to enjoy over the Twixmas period, writes Jacqueline Hogge.
25 December 2024 Features
Meitheal helps to breathe new life into derelict home
A call-out for skilled workers helped one Cork family to progress their derelict farmhouse refurbishment and allowed them to avail of a €70,000 grant, writes Jacqueline Hogge.
11 December 2024 Features
Stars of stage, music, and nature shine bright at Christmas
We take a look at the fledgling talent across rural Ireland, catching up with some young future stars, writes Jacqueline Hogge.
11 December 2024 Features
Regenerative farmers cycling their way to the big screen
A mammoth cycle from Malin to Mizen by a group of regenerative farmers, is the subject of a documentary to be screened at a gala banquet in Killruddery House this weekend, writes Jacqueline Hogge.
4 December 2024 Features
Carlow community give Mary the perfect send off
A lady who passed away in her adopted home town of Carlow, with no living relatives, received a big turnout at her funeral following a social media post by the undertaker, writes Jacqueline Hogge.
4 December 2024 Features
Have your say on rural planning issues
A new series on rural planning will look at all aspects of the process for people trying to build a home in rural Ireland.
29 November 2024 Features
Rural Affairs: short-term letting law will have a serious impact
Annual conference told that a lack of understanding of the importance of tourist letting in rural Ireland is a concern, writes Jacqueline Hogge.
27 November 2024 Features