Aisling O'Brien

Aisling O

Aisling O’Brien graduated from Dublin City University (DCU) with a masters in journalism and also holds a bachelor of arts from University College Cork (UCC). Since 2007, the Kerry native has worked in broadcast media, most recently at Radio Kerry, where she presented the weekly farming show for six years. Aisling has won several awards for her work, including Best Radio Show at the Irish Guild of Agricultural Journalism awards.

Labour rules must be eased to support NI agri-food sector – Sugden
Labour rules must be eased to support NI agri-food sector – Sugden

Labour rules need to be eased to ensure the survival of the agri-food industry in Northern Ireland, according to Claire...

DAERA: Do not bring animal or plant products home from holidays
DAERA: Do not bring animal or plant products home from holidays

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has today (Monday, June 3) reminded holidaymakers not to bring any...

Students graduate with degree qualifications at CAFRE
Students graduate with degree qualifications at CAFRE

The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) has hosted its first combined higher education graduation ceremony at Greenmount...

Brazil confirms first bird flu case in non-commercial farm
Brazil confirms first bird flu case in non-commercial farm

Brazil has confirmed its first case of avian influenza (bird flu) in a non-commercial or “subsistence” farm this week. The...

Simpsons Malt teams up with Yara to cut carbon footprint
Simpsons Malt teams up with Yara to cut carbon footprint

Yara UK has today (Friday, June 23) announced a long-term collaboration with Simpsons Malt Ltd. and Varda aiming to “dramatically”...

DAERA confirms timeline for new farm support programme
DAERA confirms timeline for new farm support programme

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced the timeline for the new farm support and development...

Dam breach could turn Ukraine farmland into ‘deserts’
Dam breach could turn Ukraine farmland into ‘deserts’

The destruction of a dam in Ukraine could result in farmland in the south of the country turning into “deserts”,...

Ukraine dam destruction: Sustained flooding to ‘disrupt farming’
Ukraine dam destruction: Sustained flooding to ‘disrupt farming’

Sustained flooding caused by the destruction of a dam in Ukraine will “disrupt farming activities, damage livestock and fisheries, and...

King Charles seeks new farmer for Sandringham Estate
King Charles seeks new farmer for Sandringham Estate

King Charles III is currently recruiting for a farmer to work on his private country retreat at Sandringham Estate. The...

PSNI appeal after two white-tailed eagles found dead
PSNI appeal after two white-tailed eagles found dead

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has appealed for information following the discovery of two dead white-tailed eagles in...

Brazil records first bird flu cases in wild seabirds
Brazil records first bird flu cases in wild seabirds

Brazil has confirmed that it has detected cases of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 (bird flu) for the...

Farmers forced to put down cows after loose dog enters shed
Farmers forced to put down cows after loose dog enters shed

Two cows had to be put down this week on a dairy farm in the UK after a loose dog...

Ukrainian farmers killed by mines in fields every week – UAC
Ukrainian farmers killed by mines in fields every week – UAC

Farmers in Ukraine are being “blown up by mines” in their fields every week, according to the Ukrainian Agri Council...

New Zealand farmer sentenced for hundreds of calf deaths
New Zealand farmer sentenced for hundreds of calf deaths

A New Zealand farmer who was found responsible for the deaths of 610 calves has been placed on home detention...

Video: Animal carcasses block road after lorry sheds load
Video: Animal carcasses block road after lorry sheds load

Dozens of animal carcasses blocked a road in a large village in Northern Ireland yesterday evening (Wednesday, April 5) when...

Fonterra reduces forecast milk price again
Fonterra reduces forecast milk price again

Fonterra has again cut its forecast farmgate milk price for the 2022/23 season due to a drop in dairy demand...

Alltech enters partnership to enhance dairy sector in Thailand
Alltech enters partnership to enhance dairy sector in Thailand

Alltech is partnering with the Dairy Farming Promotion Organisation of Thailand (DPO) to enhance the country’s dairy sector. The global...

TB testing pause in Northern Ireland ahead of new system launch
TB testing pause in Northern Ireland ahead of new system launch

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in Northern Ireland has said that there will be “a short...