Grainne Dwyer

Grainne Dwyer Nuffield Ireland Scholar 1999

Grainne Dwyer is an experienced communications and events professional and has worked for many years in this capacity in the agriculture and animal health sectors.

Grainne worked for several years in the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland in a number of roles including administrator of their professional indemnity insurance. In more recent years, Grainne was General Secretary of the Irish Grassland Society, a position she held for eight years.  In 2007 she left the IGA to set up her own company, Nore Conference Services acting as a Consultant to several major agricultural events, including the Nuffield International Conference. In 1999, Grainne was the first woman in Ireland to be awarded a Nuffield Scholarship.

Her study topic was looking at the role of women in agriculture.  She travelled to Norway, France, New Zealand and Australia to research her subject.

Grainne was elected to the Nuffield Ireland board in 2023.

Women: Access to Agriculture