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A night at the cinema in the 1950s. Photo: Weegee(Arthur Fellig)/International Center of Photography/Getty Images

How cinema brought the world to rural Ireland in the 1950s

Cinemas / 23 May 19

The way it used to be: Toomey's pub, Hollywood, Co Wicklow (now the Hollywood Inn). Photo: Hans Silvester/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images

The death of the Irish rural publican

Rural Ireland / 18 Apr 19

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The pollution of drinking water by animal and human waste can also bring with it harmful microscopic organisms like Cryptosporidium and E-coli that can cause illness in humans and animals."

How to improve water quality in rural Ireland

Water / 09 Apr 19

"Everything on a farm is of value to someone"

How to combat rural crime

Rural Ireland / 14 Feb 19

"It is ironic then that our knowledge of the rural is so limited"

Rural Ireland's biggest advantage? It's not like urban Ireland

Rural Ireland / 10 Dec 18

"The work carried out by volunteers in every town and village across Ireland is fundamental to the mainstay of rural Ireland". Photo: iStock

How volunteers became the lifeblood of rural Ireland

Volunteerism / 10 Jan

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