
Aisling Meehan
2011Aisling is a practicing solicitor, specialising in Agricultural legal and tax work.
She is also a qualified young trained farmer. She comes from a family which were pioneers in grass based dairy system, as well as innovators in off-farm …

David Murphy
2011David Murphy is a dairy farmer in Tallow, County Waterford, David was awarded a Nuffield scholarship in 2011, he graduated with a diploma in Food Business and Corporate Governance in 2010 and recently completed a Certificate in Business Strategy…

Bill O’Keeffe
2010Bill O’Keeffe is a dairy farmer from Kilkenny. He runs the family dairy enterprise which has expanded significantly over the past 5 years, since the ending of quotas. He studied at Kildalton Agricultural College, and then spent a year working…

Kevin Nolan
2010Kevin Nolan is a tillage farmer from Carlow. He has built up an enterprise (Nolan Farming) which owns, leases, operates and contract manages land across Leinster. Kevin won a Farmer of the Year Award in 2014 and is always keen to implement new…

Kevin Kilcline
2010Kevin Kilcline farms on the outskirts of Roscommon town, and has a sheep and forestry enterprise. He is currently a research Economist at the Rural Economy and Development programme, Teagasc, Athenry, and previously worked as a lecturer at the…

Bill O’Keeffe
2010Bill O’Keeffe is a co-founder of Saturn Farms. In 2015, Bill & his wife Audrey partnered with Eoghan O Dwyer to form Saturn Farms. After completing his Green Cert in Kildalton College, Bill travelled to New Zealand to complete his work…

Julian Hughes
2010Julian Hughes is currently the managing director of Hughes Farming Ltd, a fully integrated grow, process and supply business in the fresh produce industry that supplies all of the major retail multiples in Ireland and exports to North America,…

Seamus Holland
2009A dairy farmer from Durrow, Co Laois, he is actively involved in the ‘Acorn’ discussion group. He has been chairman and held other officer positions in his local branch of IFA. He was also an active member of Macra na Feirme. Seamus raised…

Shane Delahunt
2009A stud farmer from Co Wicklow, Shane has a series of qualifications in Equine studies from colleges in the UK and the Netherlands. He operates a pedigree beef, sport horse and forestry enterprise.
His study aimed to explore how stud books…

Brian Reidy
2009Brian Reidy is a dairy farmer from Co Sligo. Having gained his Green Cert qualifications in agriculture, then completed the Farm Apprenticeship farm management course. Brian leased the family dairy farm, and expanded the herd significantly.…

