SOME 257 post office have closed in the last ten years, with rural areas hit the hardest, new data has revealed. Sinn Fein’s ...

We need to ensure that an appropriate spatial scale is used in future to inform policies, particularly those directed at peripheral and rural areas. The question of whether rural Ireland is dying ...

Hospice UK has launched the new report calling for urgent action to improve access to palliative and end of life care in remote, rural and island communities ...

Ireland's economic planning must extend far beyond Dublin into all its communities, writes Conor Skehan 'Not only do we need proactive plans for development in rural areas - we also need to stop ...

"In 2016, the average age of the population living in rural areas was 2.4 years older than the population in urban areas, compared to a difference of 1.9 years in 2011." ...

Padraig Cribben, Chief Executive of the Vintners Federation of Ireland, says the new study will help ascertain the socio-economic benefits pubs provide in rural areas of Ireland.

Rural areas need multi-dimensional development policies in order to sustain their population, a Government minister said yesterday. The Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Mr Ó ...

RITE AND REASON: Dublin must not be allowed to grow and grow to the detriment of rural Ireland, writes Cardinal Cahal Daly ...

“Looking ahead 30MBs is not enough for rural areas a 1GB to 10GB vision is needed,” Grainne says. “Key opportunities lie ahead – by 2020, 80% of large corporations will offer agile working.

AS MINISTER with responsibility for rural economic development and social enterprise, I am committed to ensuring that rural Ireland can benefit from the economic recovery we are beginning to see ...

About 670,000 people live in rural areas of Northern Ireland, some 37% of the population. Their median weekly income is £409, compared with £373 for those living in urban areas.