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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Michael Miley's flooded farm
Countrywide visited a farm in County Kildare that was flooded by recent heavy rain.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Countrywide Full Episode 22/11/2025
Countrywide Full Episode 22/11/2025See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Marine protected areas
Irish scientist Mark John Costello, based at Nord University in Norway, looked at the evidence of economic benefits on 50 existing marine protected areas in 31 countries. Can protecting parts of our oceans actually increase profits for the fishing industry?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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