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.

DAERA co-funds agri-food and bioeconomy research projects
DAERA co-funds agri-food and bioeconomy research projects

Almost €11 million has been allocated to 12 research projects across the island of Ireland focusing on agri-food and the...

PETA urges LEGO to rebrand new toy farm set as ‘sanctuary’
PETA urges LEGO to rebrand new toy farm set as ‘sanctuary’

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has written to LEGO urging the toy company to rebrand a new...

Arla officially opens €190m German dairy plant expansion
Arla officially opens €190m German dairy plant expansion

Arla Foods has officially opened a €190 million expansion of its dairy production facility in Germany in a bid to...

Ireland aims to have world’s most sustainable whiskey distilleries
Ireland aims to have world’s most sustainable whiskey distilleries

A new all-island roadmap published today (Monday, May 30) by the Irish Whiskey Association is aiming to make Irish distilleries...

Aurivo announces fixed milk-price scheme supports
Aurivo announces fixed milk-price scheme supports

Aurivo has become the latest processor to offer supports to dairy farmers who are struggling on fixed milk-price schemes. The...

Cranswick reaffirms financial outlook for 2022
Cranswick reaffirms financial outlook for 2022

Cranswick has reported an unchanged outlook for the current financial year, according to preliminary results published by the UK food...

UN: Food and fertiliser from Russia must return to world markets
UN: Food and fertiliser from Russia must return to world markets

The United Nations (UN) has said that food and fertiliser produced by Russia and Belarus must return to world markets...

Report: Severe impact of weather events on food security
Report: Severe impact of weather events on food security

High-impact weather and climate events caused major issues for food security in 2021, according to a new report published today...

UN distributes seed potatoes to over 17,000 households in Ukraine
UN distributes seed potatoes to over 17,000 households in Ukraine

The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has distributed seed potato kits to over 17,700 vulnerable households...

Putin would be only winner if UK tears up NI Protocol – MEP
Putin would be only winner if UK tears up NI Protocol – MEP

A negotiated solution between the UK and the European Union is the only way to resolve the impasse on the...

Met Éireann issues warning for scattered thunderstorms
Met Éireann issues warning for scattered thunderstorms

Met Éireann has issued a status yellow thunderstorm warning for nine counties for this afternoon and evening (Monday, May 16)....

New Zealand accelerates efforts to lower agricultural emissions
New Zealand accelerates efforts to lower agricultural emissions

The New Zealand government has committed NZ$710 million (€430 million) over the next four years to speed up efforts to...

Lakeland increases price on existing fixed milk-price contracts
Lakeland increases price on existing fixed milk-price contracts

Lakeland Dairies has today (Thursday, May 12) announced that it is increasing the price paid to farmers on existing fixed...

Yara cuts ties with suppliers linked to Russian sanctions
Yara cuts ties with suppliers linked to Russian sanctions

Yara said that it has stopped all sourcing from suppliers linked to Russian sanctioned entities and persons. The Norwegian company,...

Study shows 11% methane drop in supplemented dairy cows
Study shows 11% methane drop in supplemented dairy cows

A new study has shown that cumulative methane output was reduced by almost 11% in dairy cows that received a...

Leading NI agri-food scientist awarded honorary professorship
Leading NI agri-food scientist awarded honorary professorship

A distinguished agri-food scientist from Northern Ireland has been awarded an honorary professorship by Queen's University Belfast. Dr. Elizabeth Magowan...

Yara considers stock market listing for clean ammonia business
Yara considers stock market listing for clean ammonia business

Yara International ASA has today (Wednesday, May 4) announced that it is considering listing its clean ammonia business on the...

Report: Acute food insecurity growing at ‘alarming rate’
Report: Acute food insecurity growing at ‘alarming rate’

The number of people facing acute food insecurity and requiring urgent life-saving help is growing at an "alarming rate", according...