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Countrywide Full Episode 29/11/2025

Duration:00:48:37

Devil in the dancehall

Keith Brennan goes to one hell of a hooley in Tooreen dancehall in Mayo

Duration:00:03:48

Houses of Guinness

Just how historically accurate is the Netflix series about the brewing dynasty. In the grounds of Ashford Castle, one of the family’s many houses, historian Adrian Tinniswood fact checks the hit show.

Duration:00:09:24

Rivers of No Return

Walking the banks of the River Nore, artist Bernadette Kiely tells Della Kilroy how she thinks rivers simultaneously shape the landscape and our sense of ourselves.

Duration:00:07:51

Nitrates Derogation

Agriculture Minister Martin Heydon shares new detail on what promises he had to make on improving water quality in order to secure the EU Commission’s support for a renewal of Ireland’s derogation from the Nitrates Directive.

Duration:00:08:37

Seen / Unseen

How do you relate to the landscape and what is going on in the countryside if you are blind or partially sighted. Suzanne Campbell reports from Gavin Cromwell’s racing yard using touch, smell and sound.

Duration:00:07:55

Gas men in Meath

A new anaerobic digester in Meath, one of the first of many, raises questions about where will all the grass to feed them come from? Minister Darragh O’Brien promises to publish the long awaited Land Use Review which will answer that question.

Duration:00:09:00

Countrywide Full Episode 22/11/2025

Countrywide Full Episode 22/11/2025

Duration:00:48:37

Nitrates derogation

Back in the early nineties all across the EU a rule was introduced to protect rivers and streams from agricultural run off. At the last count 7,000 out of 137,000 farms in Ireland had received a derogation from this directive. A decision on this derogation is on the agenda at the next meeting of the EU’s Nitrates Committee on December 9.

Duration:00:29:27

Seashore solutions to plastic pollution in Cork

Two pupils in Loreto secondary school Fermoy look like they are on the brink of developing a biodegradable plastic packaging made from seaweed washed up on the shore.

Duration:00:08:06

Michael Miley's flooded farm

Countrywide visited a farm in County Kildare that was flooded by recent heavy rain.

Duration:00:08:18

Countrywide Full Episode 15/11/2025

Countrywide Full Episode 15/11/2025

Duration:00:47:20

Safety at sea

The Marine Casualty Investigation Board is the body that investigates accidents and incidents at sea. It says that fatalities and injuries remain too high, especially on smaller boats under 15 metres in length.

Duration:00:06:55

The latest on avian flu

Several cases of avian have now been confirmed here in Ireland, and that means it’s more important than ever to stick to strict biosecurity measures. Dr June Fanning is Chief Veterinary Officer at the Department of Agriculture, and Paul Moore is a tillage farmer from Cork.

Duration:00:11:44

Learning about regenerative farming in Monaghan

In Monaghan, a not-for-profit co-operative called Síolta Chroí is hosting training courses on regenerative agriculture. They recently started a six-week program called Farming the System, aimed at helping local farmers to create more diversified and resilient farms. For more details, visit sioltachroi.ie

Duration:00:07:39

Tralee Oyster Fishery

The Tralee Oyster Fishery was founded in 1979, after the near collapse of the native oyster stock. The local fishers came together to restore the population and today, they’re a cooperative of 200 fishers who both profit from and protect the fish in the bay.

Duration:00:13:18

Marine protected areas