Petrichor is the name of the unmistakable earthy, musty scent with a hint of moss, that always comes with freshly fallen rain after a long dry spell.

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Keith Brennan, who regularly shares his observations of life and nature on his family farm, has put the ups and downs of farming life to music.

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Countrywide Full Episode 24.05.25

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Experts gathered this week in Ennistymon, Co Clare for the Hometree Changing Landscapes conference, exploring new ideas about nature conservation, including Junior Minister Healy-Rae’s proposal to plant trees on bogs.

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Countrywide visited a 60-acre beef farm in Tullow Co Carlow, which is also a one-stop-shop for everything from Wagyu beef boxes to yoga, and their own country fashion clothing brand. Visit https://coppenaghfarm.ie/ for more information.

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Ireland has an official scent, nominated by the government, for inclusion in a project to create a global archive of smells. A quarter century ago, the government decided that our official smell would be 'Burning Turf'. But we are now looking to update our signature scent. Cast your vote on https://worldsensorium.com/

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Connecting Cabra Biodiversity Festival starts at 1pm today, to mark National Biodiversity Week.

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Countrywide Full Episode 17/05/2025

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Beef and dairy farmers in Northern Ireland are enjoying the same kind of price boon their colleagues south of the border are getting. And this week just outside Belfast, the Royal Ulster Agricultural Society is running Balmoral Show.

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British writer talks about what inspired him to write his latest book 'Is A River Alive'.

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