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Éamon Ó Cuív lives up the Seanbhóthar behind Corr na Móna, in a small, well-sited bungalow himself and his wife, Áine, built in 1980, six years after moving to Joyce Country, where Éamon landed a job establishing an ill-fated lamb fattening station which later became a successful sawmill.

On February 6, 1898, Colonel O’Hara from Lenaboy Castle and Henry Hodgson from Currerevagh, Oughterard came together to found The Corrib Fisheries Association for the further improvement of trout fishing on the Corrib. They teamed up with the Board of Conservators of the Galway District to promote proper angling on the Corrib. In 1907, they managed to convince the Department of Agriculture to build a trout hatchery on the Owenriff River in Oughterard. It worked very well for a number of years but eventually fell into decline and closed down in 1924.

In recent weeks, Michael Fitzmaurice TD has been fielding queries from farmers who had inspections as part of the ACRES scheme as far back as 2023 but who are still waiting for their payments to be processed.

In 2023, more than €18.28 billion worth of Irish agricultural goods were exported to over 180 countries worldwide. According to the 2020 census, the Irish agricultural Industry employs over 278,600 people, both directly and indirectly in various sectors such as farming, horticulture, forestry, tourism, sustainability, manufacturing, research and many more.

Galway East general election candidate Cllr Clodagh Higgins last night expressed her delight following the Government’s decision to deliver a veterinary medicine course at Mountbellew Agricultural College.

Following reports of a number of escaped farmed salmon entering local rivers flowing into Killary Harbour, local activist groups have labelled the event as an 'environmental disaster', which could have extensive repercussions.

Entries have opened for the National Organic Awards, which will take place in Dublin on Thursday, October 17.

Founders of Ahascragh Distillery Gareth and Michelle McAllister this week welcomed Pippa Hackett, Minister of State for Land Use and Biodiversity in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, along with representatives from the Irish Whiskey Association to its state-of-the-art premises for a special visit highlighting the distillery’s commitment to environmental sustainability and innovation in the drinks industry.

Primary school teachers from County Galway recently joined teaching colleagues from across the region for a Food Dudes Presentation Day at The Raheen Woods Hotel, Athenry. The event was held to celebrate the achievements of schools that have completed their four-year participation in the award-winning Food Dudes Programme.