A team vaccinating healthy badgers and culling diseased ones to try and stem the spread of the disease speak to Philip Boucher-Hayes and Minister for agriculture Martin Heydon shares details of TB eradication programme and its cost.
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Robert McFarlane on rivers
British writer talks about what inspired him to write his latest book 'Is A River Alive'.
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Writer Janet Heeran on her childhood
Janet Heeran, who lives in a farm on the side of a mountain in North Cork, was reminded of her own childhood after an encounter with a group of eager six-year-olds.
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Áine Ní Dhroighneáin's flower farm
A teacher by profession, Áine Ní Dhroighneáin, took a sabbatical last year to focus on farm flowers. She speaks with Treasa Bhreathnach on what inspired her to make the move.
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On the banks of the Maigue
Countrywide's bank holiday weekend special, on the banks of the river Maigue in Limerick.
The CountryWide team feature the events, people and happenings that bring colour and life to communities, towns and villages across Ireland. Listen live Saturdays at 8am on RTÉ Radio 1.
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