Conor Skehan: 'How our old-fashioned values are strangling rural Ireland'
Old-fashioned values are strangling our countryside, writes Conor Skehan. We need to think differently to create a vibrant future
'Our rural areas are changing because of a the global modernisation of agriculture on the one hand and the urbanisation of society.' Photo: Getty
Are the best of intentions causing the decline of our rural towns and villages?
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