Paula McCooey

Paula McCooey is a poultry specialist from County Monaghan with over a decade of experience in the poultry sector.

Paula McCooey is a 2026 Nuffield Ireland Scholar. After graduating from UCD in 2014 with a BSc in Animal and Crop Production, she began her career with a major poultry integration in England. Since returning to Ireland in 2017, Paula has held advisory roles across the industry and, in 2021, moved into poultry nutrition. She now works with Trouw Nutrition, supporting poultry accounts across the UK, Ireland, and Scandinavia.

Paula combines technical expertise with a practical, farm-focused approach and remains actively involved in agriculture through life on a mixed sheep and beef farm with her husband.

Nuffield study topic: “Living with bird flu: global lessons for Ireland’s poultry future.”