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Unearthing a medieval town
Unearthing a medieval town For the final Map of the Month of the year 2021, we take a closer look the abandoned town of Newtown near Jerpoint Abbey, Co. Kilkenny, which according to local legend is the resting place of St. Nicholas. This map by Daniel O’Mahony, Walsh Scholar looks at how […]
29 December 2021
Meet ISH Young Breeder Amy McCarthy
Meet ISH Young Breeder Amy McCarthy Amy is from Kiltegan in Co. Wicklow, she grew up with a keen interest in ponies and horses from an early age, owning her first pony ‘Buttercup’ at the age of four and hasn’t looked back since. Amy progressed through the pony ranks, represented Ireland on […]
28 December 2021
Meet Michelle an ISH Young Breeder
Meet Michelle an ISH Young Breeder Michelle hails from Sandyford in Dublin, her Mum Bernadette’s family lived not far away in Glencullen. Michelle first started riding at six years of age. Her Mum’s cousin loaned her a very nice retired show hunter pony who had previously suffered a tendon injury and could […]
21 December 2021
Meet Melissa – an ISH young breeder
Meet Melissa – an ISH young breeder Melissa Glynn is from Crannaghmore Stables, Co. Roscommon where showing at agricultural shows, selling at auctions and from the farm gate were part of her early education, including riding & pony camps. Melissa says the Young Breeders Programme opened a network of connections & opportunities […]
14 December 2021
What maps tell us about how we live, work and travel
What maps tell us about how we live, work and travel Complex patterns in geographic data and maps can tell us much about our lives today and in the future. This article “What maps tell us about how we live, work and travel” by Jesko Zimmermann, David Meredith and Rob O’Hara, Teagasc, […]
30 November 2021
Meet Sarah – an ISH young breeder
Meet Sarah – an ISH young breeder Sarah Brashaw lives near Newtownards, Co. Down where she has a yard of ten competition equines ranging from performance and show Connemara Ponies to show horses and cobs, young event horses and breeding stock at Ringcreevy Stud. Find out how she benefited from the ISH […]
28 November 2021
Meet Nicole – an ISH young breeder
Meet Nicole – an ISH young breeder Nicole Groyer grew up in Naul, North Co. Dublin surrounded by animals and horses on her grandfather’s farm. Her interest in horses began from an early age when her mother took Nicole to local agricultural shows, hunts and annually visited the RDS Dublin Horse Show. […]
19 November 2021
Seaweed supplementation to reduce methane emissions in ruminants
Seaweed supplementation to reduce methane emissions in ruminants Researchers at Teagasc are investigating whether the addition of native seaweeds and seaweed extracts to the ruminant diet can reduce methane emissions. Dr Maria Hayes explains more to presenter Jonathan McCrea on “10 Things to Know About…Seaweed”, airing tonight on RTÉ One Television at […]
15 November 2021
Meet Conor – an ISH young breeder
Meet Conor – an ISH young breeder Conor Wixted grew up near Sixmilebridge, Co. Clare with a deep-rooted love for horses. Conor was exceptionally close to being selected for team participation at World Championships, more than once, and won the overall senior section of the National Young Breeders competition 2019. Find out […]
11 November 2021
Creating Our Future
0 Creating Our Future I’m sure you have seen or heard ads for the Creating Our Future initiative, which is a campaign being run by the government of Ireland to find out from the public what they think we should be doing scientific research on in the future. The Creating Our Future campaign […]
9 November 2021