Issue 144: 25th July, 2025
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“From The Kingdom To Duhallow” Minister Michael Healy Rae Visits IRD Duhallow
On Friday 11th July Michael Healy Rae, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with special responsibility for Forestry, Farm Safety and Horticulture, visited IRD Duhallow to launch the expansion of IRD Duhallow’s Social Farming Project Members of the Workability Group who with the addition of a new polytunnel. On arrival the participate in Social Farming at IRD Duhallow Minister was greeted by the are pictured in the Therapeutic Garden with the CEO, Maura Walsh, Assistant Minister, Peter Johnston and Clare Gormley, Manager Eileen Linehan and Dept. of Agriculture and Ellie Donovan, Maura the Staff of IRD Duhallow. Walsh, Melissa Holland, Tom Anne Maria Bourke He took the time to visit Duhallow Community Food and Triona Dennehy of IRD Duhallow Services to see the meals on wheels and school lunches operation in action, he also
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visited Duhallow REVAMP and Relove Paint Projects as well as the Community Laundry. The Minister together with his Department Officials Peter Johnston and Clare Gormley visited the Community Gardens which are on the grounds of the James O’Keeffe Institute. Here, the Minister met participants of the Social Farming Project, some of whom are on Workability and New Directions programmes. Social Farm and Community Gardens
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