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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Countrywide Full Episode 29/11/2025
Countrywide Full Episode 29/11/2025See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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.
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