Social Farming Ireland

11/06/2026

Our regional Coordinator Marie O' Leary and South Development Manager Eilís Cooney attended a Farmer Health Check Day on Tuesday June 9th at Corrin Mart, Fermoy as part of Men's Health Week.

The event was hosted by Avondhu Blackwater Partnership CLG, in partnership with the Rural Community Health Project and a range of support organisations, Social Farming Ireland, Healthy Ireland, Succession Ireland, Muintir Na Tire, Irish Heart Foundation, Sage, Shine, Alone, HSE Community Work Department, Mabs, Citizens Information and many others. Social Farming Ireland works closely with Avondhu Blackwater Partnership CLG in facilitating Social Farming placements across Cork - benefiting participants, farmers and the wider community through social connection, health and wellbeing, education and skills development.

Well done to Lorna Hurley and all the team at Avondhu Blackwater Partnership CLG and Rural Community Health Project on a fantastic event and highlighting the importance of supporting the health and wellbeing of male farmers and the local rural community in getting health checks and speaking openly about physical and mental health.

Waterford Leader Partnership - WLP CLG South West Mayo Development Company CLG West Limerick Resources - WLR Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Leitrim Development Company

11/06/2026

Social Farming Coordinator Deirdre Fahey recently attended the Making Farms Work for Women event in Ballina. 🌱

Making Farms Work for Women is a funded pilot project based in North Mayo, supporting women farmers through practical solutions, skills development, and confidence-building opportunities.

📸 Pictured (L–R): Maria Walsh, Cllr Sean Carey, Cathaoirleach of Mayo County Council, Deirdre Fahey, Social Farming Coordinator, and Anne Kinsella of Teagasc.

🔗 See more about the project here: https://makingfarmsworkforwomen.ie/

Maria Walsh .ie Teagasc Social Farming Ireland

10/06/2026

03/06/2026

*****Tomorrow is Make Way Day*****
Every day, wheelchair users, people who are blind, and others with mobility needs encounter obstacles that most of us never notice — a car on the footpath, a bin blocking the path, an A-board outside a café.
These aren't minor inconveniences. They force people onto the road and make it harder to simply get from A to B.
On Friday 29 May, we're asking everyone across Ireland to do one thing: get out into your street, spot an obstacle, and share it using .
Public space belongs to everyone. Help us make it work that way.

Take pictures of the obstacles you encounter (parked cars on footpaths, bikes chained to railings, sandwich boards and overhanging branches) and post your pictures to social media. Include and tag in your post.
Common obstacles include:
• Cars parked on footpaths
• Wheelie bins, kegs, and sandwich boards on footpaths
• Overgrown hedges
• Bikes tied to lampposts or railings
These barriers can prevent people from moving safely around their communities and can lead to isolation.

Pictured Leitrim PPN supporting Make Way Day with Leitrim Association of People with Disabilities & Leitrim Development Company

28/05/2026

27/05/2026

We are in the Aviva Stadium today at the Social Inclusion Forum and launch of the Roadmap for Social Inclusion 2026-2030. Social Farming Ireland can support inclusion in the community for many people and give them new opportunities and options for suppport. Met Dara Calleary TD Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht

Social Farming connecting people to nature, to other people, giving people new and different options and allowing them to love a better life.

Leitrim Development Company
South West Mayo Development Company CLG West Limerick Resources - WLR Waterford Leader Partnership - WLP CLG Local Development Companies Network HSE Ireland Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

23/05/2026

We attended the National Rural Network LEADER capacity Building Event .ie to showcase farm diversification through social farming and also LEADER funded diversification projects on our Social Farms

21/05/2026

We were delighted to take part in the showcase day at the National Council for Special Education - NCSE transitions Programme. Some really innovative and exciting opportunities being offered to students as the plan for transition out of the school system. Well done to all involved.

21/05/2026

Delighted to be showcasing at the Irish Rural Link Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht LEADER capacity building event in Tullamore today with capital farm diversification projects funded by LEADER IN Leitrim Development Company Offaly Local Development Company

Waterford Leader Partnership - WLP CLG South West Mayo Development Company CLG West Limerick Resources - WLR Local Development Companies Network Kilkenny LEADER Partnership County Kildare Leader Partnership CLG., Cavan County Local Development Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine