A thatcher who has a three-year waiting list for his services said a shortage of straw has caused problems for his industry. Chris Dodson, who runs a thatching company based in Sawtry ...

Thatching guidelines have been relaxed due to the failure of last year's harvest of long-stemmed wheat straw, which has led to thatching straw doubling in price as the critical shortage becomes ...

Now in its fourth week, a new course on thatching devised by the Heritage Council, in partnership with Kilkenny and Carlow ...

He was the only Dub on the roll when the class assembled in Ardara, learning how to put reed thatch on houses in the area. In many cases the trainees were replacing a jumble of straw from the ...

Supplies of straw for thatched roofs are low due to three poor harvests, says a thatcher A thatcher with a three-year waiting list for his services said a shortage of straw had caused problems for ...