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21 Oct 2025

Lifechanging lesson: Longford farm family take centre stage in RTÉ's Raised by the Village

Kenagh family will feature this Sunday on RTÉ One at 6.30pm

Lifechanging lesson: Longford farm family take centre stage in RTÉ's Raised by the Village

The Stewart family from Longford feature this Sunday on 'Raised by the Village' on RTÉ One at 6.30pm

Families from Longford and Tipperary take centre stage as they mentor Diana from Tullamore and Josh from City West, respectively, this Sunday on 'Raised by the Village' on RTÉ One at 6.30pm. 

In the village of Kenagh, the farming Stewart family introduce stroppy Tullamore 14-year-old Diana to the rigors of life on their beef stock and open farm.

At home Diana’s relationship with her mam Katherina is strained. But at The Stewart Farm she meets a family who work hard as a team and hold the family matriarch, Diane, in high esteem.

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It’s a lifechanging lesson in the value of mutual respect for Diana.

Meanwhile, housebound gaming obsessive Josh from the Dublin suburb of City West is transplanted to the village of Dundrum, Co Tipperary for a new tech-free, outdoor life at The Crowe Family Farm.

13-year-old Josh lands slap bang in the middle of the Crowe family’s pre-Christmas turkey rearing season. It’s a stark lesson in farm family values as Josh struggles to keep up with his new hectic real-life work schedule.

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But will Diana and Josh succeed in being 'Raised by the Village'?
Watch Raised by the Village this Sunday at 6:30pm on RTÉ One.
About Raised by the Village: Now in its third series, 'Raised by the Village' follows eight urban families who need help with a teenager veering-off-the-rails and take action by having their child experience life in a rural village and all that comes with it.

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