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School bus contractors warn rising fuel costs could put services at risk

Despite Government financial supports, school bus contractors fear a lack of transparency around payments could force many buses off the road, leaving schoolchildren at home.

FEATURES 14 August 2026

School bus contractors warn rising fuel costs could put services at risk

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Dáithí Ó Sé: 'There’s no place to hide on The Rose of Tralee stage’

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Heat up your health: Karl Henry on the benefits of using a sauna

Heat up your health: Karl Henry on the benefits of using a sauna

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Country Vibes... a few of our favourite things

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Gardening with Mary: the plants that thrive in dry weather

Gardening with Mary: the plants that thrive in dry weather

Gardening with Mary: the plants that thrive in dry weather

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Prostate cancer: ‘I’m stage four and still here’

Prostate cancer: ‘I’m stage four and still here’

A routine blood test six years ago changed John Foley’s life, but his prostate cancer diagnosis wasn’t the death sentence he expected

HEALTH 5 August 2026

IFJ Junior: ‘I didn’t think the tractor video would get so much traction’

IFJ Junior: ‘I didn’t think the tractor video would get so much traction’

Tom Gorman recalls travelling by tractor to Brussels with her father, IFA president Francie Gorman, for a major Europe-wide farmers’ protest last December.

FEATURES 5 August 2026

Heritage Week 2026: ‘this will see the house on for another 70 or 80 years’

Heritage Week 2026: ‘this will see the house on for another 70 or 80 years’

As Heritage Week kicks off, we meet people restoring historic buildings and keeping traditional skills alive in Westmeath, Laois and Carlow.

FEATURES 5 August 2026

Offaly community safety: 'local voices guide local solutions'

Offaly community safety: 'local voices guide local solutions'

As Local Community Safety Partnerships launch their public consultation, Cllr Eddie Fitzpatrick says a new approach could restore confidence in rural communities.

FEATURES 5 August 2026

Rising rural star makes history at Fleadh

Rising rural star makes history at Fleadh

Siblings Aoibh and Rian Dully have danced into the Fleadh history books

FEATURES 5 August 2026

IFJ Junior: 'If I was given the farm one day, I would absolutely take it over'

IFJ Junior: 'If I was given the farm one day, I would absolutely take it over'

At just 17, Karen O'Hara from Co Leitrim is already working on the family farm and dreams of building a future in farming.

FEATURES 5 August 2026

How to keep strong and active for life with coach Karl Henry

How to keep strong and active for life with coach Karl Henry

Health and wellness trainer Karl Henry shares lower-body exercises to help you age better.

HEALTH 5 August 2026

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