1: INTRODUCTION
2: THE 1950s: CRISIS & THE LOST GENERATION
3: 1960s & 1970s: RECOVERY & OPTIMISM
4: 1977-1995: EMIGRATION … AGAIN
5: 1995-2018: BUST & BOOM – WILL WE EVER LEARN?
6: WHAT IS THE REAL RURAL IRELAND?
7: IS DUBLIN PROPPING UP RURAL IRELAND?
8: WHY BOTHER ABOUT RURAL DEVELOPMENT?
9: CEDRA: A ROAD-TRIP WITH PAT SPILLANE AROUND RURAL IRELAND
10: NOT ENOUGH JOBS – THE WRONG JOBS
11: THE HARDEST CHALLENGE: JOBLESS HOUSEHOLDS
12: UPSKILLING & RE-SKILLING
13: RURAL TOWNS – WILL SOMEONE SHOUT “STOP”?
14: THE DARKER SIDE OF LIFE
15: STARTING SMALL, STAYING SMALL?
16: RURAL BROADBAND IS THE RURAL ELECTRIFICATION OF THE 21ST CENTURY
17: THE BORDER: IT TAKES TWO TO TANGO
18: THE LAND QUESTION
19: AGRICULTURE: A TALE OF TWO INDUSTRIES
20: REACHING NEW HEIGHTS
21: OUR OCEAN WEALTH
22: CLIMATE-SMART LAND USE
23: RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION
24: THE SCIENCE OF FARMING
25: GENERATING WIN-WINS: SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
26: CREATING THE CREATIVE ECONOMY
27: WHERE ARE THE TOURISTS IN THE LAND OF THE THOUSAND WELCOMES?
28: BRINGING INVESTMENT TO RURAL IRELAND
29: PUTTING THE ENTERPRISE INTO SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
30: ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS TO MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICES
31: SOMEONE NEEDS TO BE IN CHARGE
32: SOLUTIONS – NOT BLOCKAGES
33: BUILDING LOCAL FOUNDATIONS: COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP
34: KNOCKING THE KNOCKERS
35: THE FUTURE