Derek McCabe Nuffield Scholar 2009 Profile Picture

Derek McCabe

Derek is a Civil Engineer from Co Cavan, who was reared on a dairy farm. He purchased land and built up a beef fattening business. He also breeds Irish Draught horses. Subsequently he acquired additional parcels of land and built up a forestry…
Tadhg Buckley 2009 Nuffield Ireland Scholar

Tadhg Buckley

Tadhg is a 2007 Scholar and is currently Director of Policy and Chief Economist in the Irish Farmers Association, a role he took up in December 2020. He was previously Head of Agriculture in AIB Bank, and before that he was an Agricultural Adviser…
Tadhg Healy Nuffield Scholar 2008

Tadhg Healy

From Clonakilty in Co Cork, Tadhg Healy operates a large broiler unit which he set up and expanded. He supplies chickens to a local processor. He also contract rears dairy heifers for a local dairy farmer and grows some forestry. He has been…
James Murphy Nuffield Scholar 2008

James Murphy

James is from Whitechurch in Co Cork. He retired from active dairy farming in 2019 and now supplies replacement stock to the dairy industry along with other non farming business interests. He is a member of the Regional Committee of Dairygold…
Jonathan Tighe Nuffield Scholar 2008

Jonathan Tighe

Originally from Co Galway, he is currently living near Dunmore East in Co Waterford. He has a B.Comm degree and is a qualified accountant. He manages a large dairy farming enterprise and is also still involved in the family dairy farm in Galway.…
Gerard Buckley Nuffield Scholar 2008

Gerard Buckley

From Coachford in Co Cork, Gerard is a dairy farmer and property developer. He has won a number of national farming awards and was a member of the National Council of Macra na Feirme for three years and was on the Regional Committee of Dairygold…
Kevin Commins Nuffield Scholar 2008

Kevin Commins

Kevin is from Castlepollard in Co Westmeath. He is a farm manager and equity partner in Tullynally Dairy Farm. This is a large dairy enterprise, which also has tillage, forestry and gardens. His study topic was ‘The Development of People…
Kevin Twomey Nuffield Scholar 2007

Kevin Twomey

From Ballyhooley in Co Cork, Kevin and his wife Margaret own and manage a dairy farming enterprise, which has been built up significantly over the past 25 years. He has been active in Macra na Feirme and IFA, as well as local dairy discussion…
Kevin Coffey Nuffield Scholar 2007

Kevin Coffey

From Newport, Co Tipperary and living in Co. Limerick. Kevin is currently Chief Executive of Munster Bovine, a role he took up in 2016. He previously held a number of senior roles in Aurivo Co-op in their Dairy Ingredients, Consumer Foods and…
Eilish Broderick Nuffield Scholar 2007

Eilish Broderick

Eilish is currently the Head of Department of Biological & Pharmaceutical Science at Munster Technological University - Kerry Campus in Tralee. She graduated from the University of Limerick in 1999 with a Bachelor of Science in Education…