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Farming Matters – Jane Craigie: 'Rural areas are anything but uniform'

Communications consultant Jane Craigie discusses the outcomes of the OECD's Rural Policy Review of Ireland 2026 and draws comparisons with the Scottish rural sector

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Rural places are often spoken about in sweeping terms, but one of the clearest messages from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) Rural Policy Review of Ireland 2026 is that...

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