
Molly Garvey
2024Molly Garvey is an Irish host, researcher and producer from rural Wicklow working across food and farming initiatives in Ireland and the EU. She helps teams, groups, and organisations work and communicate better internally and with others, at…

Michael Martin
2024Michael Martin, 2024 Nuffield Ireland Scholar, Farmer and Teacher, Wexford.
Michael Martin is from a beef and tillage farm in Rathnure, Co Wexford. Michael works on the family farm at home and lectures Agricultural Science in Kildalton College…

John Keane
2024John Keane, 2024 Nuffield Ireland Scholar, Diary and Beef Farmer, Co Laois.
John Keane is from Errill, in South County Laois is a full time dairy and beef farmer farming in partnership with his father. As part of his Nuffield Scholarship…

Nick Cotter
2024Nick Cotter is a 2024 Nuffield Scholar. Nick is from a sheep farm in Abbeyfeale, Co. Limerick and is currently the co-founder and CEO of Cotter Agritech, a start-up developing innovative solutions for the sheep farming sector. Their products…

Gillian Willis
2023Gillian Willis, Graduate Development Manager, Carlow
Gillian Willis is from a sheep, beef and tillage farm in Ballon, Co. Carlow and is currently Graduate Development Manager with Ifac. Gillian studied Food & Agri-Business Management…

Liagh Whelehan
2023Liagh Whelehan, Horticulturalist, Wexford
Liagh grew up on a dairy farm in Laois, later moving to a dry stock farm in Wexford. She spent her formative years outdoors, in the fields, woods, or vegetable gardening, developing a deep and lasting…

Thomas Murray
2023Thomas Murray, Agronomist, Offaly
Thomas Murray from Banagher County Offaly is an Agronomist with O’Shea Farms in County Kilkenny. As part of his Nuffield Scholarship, Thomas will investigate decision-making tools for the future of potato…

David Fennelly
Director 2023David Fennelly, Dairy Farmer, Laois
David Fennelly from Emo in County Laois is a full-time dairy farmer in partnership with his parents. As part of his Nuffield Scholarship, David will explore alternative, swards, inputs, and grazing strategies,…

Margaret Edgill
2023Margaret Edgill, Organic Farmer & Artisan Food Producer, Co. Offaly
Margaret Edgill is an organic farmer, artisan food producer and grower in Daingean, Co. Offaly. Margaret is a graduate from UCD Michael Smurfit School of Business with…

Bryan Daniels
2023Bryan Daniels, Dairy Farmer, Kilkenny
Bryan Daniels, is a dairy farmer from outside Kilmoganny, County Kilkenny. A graduate of Kildalton Agricultural College, Bryan returned home to farm in 1999 where he converted the dairy and beef farm…

