Rural Life
Milk tankers are set to play a key role in supporting a new rural mental health campaign by milk processors and the Samaritans.
Hundreds of Gardai in training are set to plough for charity at an upcoming event in Co. Tipperary in the coming weeks.
National Ploughing Championships
Samaritans Ireland is urging the farming community to open up about mental health as winter approaches, following months of adverse weather.
For a farmer who is isolated or experiencing financial difficulty, the drought situation can be "the straw that breaks the camel’s back".