Niamh Brennan

Niamh Brennan is a Senior Policy Executive with the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA), responsible for horticulture, potatoes, renewable energy and equine policy.

Raised on a farm in Kilcruise, Co. Laois, she has a strong connection to agriculture and rural life, and a lifelong passion for horses.

Niamh holds a BAgSc and MSc in Agricultural Science from University College Dublin. She works extensively with farmers, industry, Government departments and European organisations, including COPA-COGECA committees in Brussels.

As a Nuffield Scholar, she hopes to learn from international approaches and bring practical ideas back to Ireland to strengthen horticulture, food security and the wider agricultural sector.

Nuffield study topic: “Securing Ireland’s indigenous horticulture and potato production : building a resilient food supply for the future”.