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EAR TO THE GROUND

Helen Carroll, Darragh McCullough and Ella McSweeney - Ear to the Ground, Series 28 (1) Image Name: Helen Carroll, Darragh McCullough and Ella McSweeney - Ear to the Ground, Series 28 (1)
Helen Carroll, Darragh McCullough and Ella McSweeney - Ear to the Ground, Series 28 (2) Image Name: Helen Carroll, Darragh McCullough and Ella McSweeney - Ear to the Ground, Series 28 (2)
Ella McSweeney, Helen Carroll and Darragh McCullough - Ear to the Ground, Series 28 Image Name: Ella McSweeney, Helen Carroll and Darragh McCullough - Ear to the Ground, Series 28

Marts and Covid-19


Anger and frustration is growing over the Government’s Covid Level 5 restrictions on marts as farmers, staff, buyers and sellers struggle to cope with online trading and broadband issues. But how can marts be
run safely while at the same time making sure that animals can be easily bought and sold? Darragh McCullough spent the day in Nenagh Mart with Manager Michael Harty. Michael was recently hospitalised with Covid 19 and is all too aware of the need for public health measures – but also the problems of online buying for his customers.

Onion Harvest


We import nearly 50,000 tonnes of onions every year. Could we be producing more here? Growing onions on a commercial scale in the Irish climate is a very significant challenge and many have tried and
failed. Two years ago in Castlecor Co. Cork, Ned and Edward English decided to take a big risk. Could they make onions pay, especially this year when the weather was so against them? Helen Carroll visited the
farm during this season’s harvest to see how things turn out.