Alo Mohan

Alo Mohan, married to Yvonne with three sons, is from Redhills in Co Cavan was awarded the FBD Trust Nuffield Scholarship for 2013. Alo’s study topic was “Thinking Different – Encouraging the Transfer of Knowledge in the Poultry Sector”.…

Sean O’Donnell

Sean O’Donnell was awarded the Connacht Gold 2013 Nuffield scholarship. Sean is married to Jackie and they have two young children. They live close to Ballina, Co.Mayo, which is favourably known as the salmon fishing capital of Ireland. Connacht…

Eddie Kehoe

Eddie Kehoe, from Wexford, received the 2013 Nuffield Scholarship supported by Meat Industry Ireland. Eddie studied “Maximising the utilisation of grazed grass in beef production to meet future market demands”. Currently Eddie is managing…

Mark Rochford

Mark Rochford from Mountmellick, Co Laois, is a 2013 Nuffield Scholar, supported by Peter Daly Trust/Dairymaster/LIC.  Mark studied “Developing People on Irish Dairy Farms” which looked into what farmers need to do to grow and develop successful…
Karen Brosnan 2013 Nuffield Scholar

Karen Brosnan

Karen Brosnan was Chair of Nuffield Ireland from 2019 - 2022.  Originally from a dairy farm in North Kerry, Karen is a management, leadership and organisational change consultant with extensive experience in facilitation and strategic planning…
Sean Cummins Nuffield Scholar 2012

Sean Cummins

Sean Cummins from Inistioge in Co Kilkenny is a dairy farmer. Having completed a PhD in dairy cow fertility in Teagasc, Moorepark, he returned to his first love, dairy farming. He is in a milk production partnership with his father. They operate…
Michael McCarthy Nuffield Scholar 2012

Micheál McCarthy

Micheál McCarthy and his wife Mairéad and three children operate an OAD milking low cost grass based dairy farm in West Cork. The farm consists of 140 cows and 90 replacement heifers. They are also in a Milk Production Partnership with 150…
Andrew Gow Nuffield Scholar 2012

Andrew Gow

Andrew Gow, from near Glenstal Abbey, Co. Limerick in the heart of Munster Rugby, is married to Sharon, and they have 3 children. They operate a low cost grass based seasonal dairy farm. The farm currently milks 120 Fr and Fr/Jer cows with an…

Amii McKeever

Amii McKeever is the Editor of Irish Country Living, the weekly magazine in the Irish Farmers Journal. She served as President of the Agricultural Science Association (ASA) in 2018/2019, which is the representative body for Agricultural Science…

Shane Fitzgerald

Shane Fitzgerald comes from a small village called Ballynoe, located in East Cork Shane and his wife Fiona have three three kids, 4 year old twin boys Adam and Cillian and 10 month old Darragh.  Shane runs a  grass based dairy operation…