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Water Shortages

CountryWide by RTÉ

Aug 8, 20260:10:52Science & Medicine

In 2018, a summer drought hit Ireland hard, and farmers were counting the cost of it for months afterwards. This year, it's happening all over again. July was the driest on record, so what does this mean for dairy farmer...

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Water Shortages is an episode from CountryWide by RTÉ. In 2018, a summer drought hit Ireland hard, and farmers were counting the cost of it for months afterwards. This year, it's happening all over again. July was the driest on record, so w...

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