Aisling O'Brien

Aisling O

Senior News Journalist

Aisling O’Brien graduated from Dublin City University (DCU) with a masters in journalism and also holds a bachelor of arts from University College Cork (UCC). Since 2007, the Kerry native has worked in broadcast media, including Radio Kerry, where she presented the weekly farming show for six years. Aisling has won several awards for her work, including Best Radio Show at the Irish Guild of Agricultural Journalism awards.

TAMS: Outdated costings are making scheme ‘irrelevant’

Buildings

TAMS: Outdated costings are making scheme ‘irrelevant’

The Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Schemes (TAMS) II is at risk of becoming “irrelevant” due to project costings being out-of-date, a...
Japanese restaurant to offer Irish steak on menu

Beef News

Japanese restaurant to offer Irish steak on menu

Irish steak is to feature on the menu of a prominent restaurant chain in Japan for the first time. Negishi...
BPS 2023: Proof of ‘active’ farmer status will have to be ‘recent’

CAP / Schemes

BPS 2023: Proof of ‘active’ farmer status will have to be ‘recent’

Applicants not deemed as ‘active farmers’ by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) next year will be...
Storm Barra: Water supply for 38,000 customers ‘at risk’

Rural Life

Storm Barra: Water supply for 38,000 customers ‘at risk’

Water supplies for 38,000 farms, homes and businesses, mainly in Cork and Kerry, are “at risk” due to disruption caused...
Climate research and rewetting included in €20m project funding

Environment

Climate research and rewetting included in €20m project funding

Climate and environmental projects are among research studies selected to share in €20 million in grant funding, the Department of...
Beware of ‘false sense of security’ in eye of Storm Barra

Rural Life

Beware of ‘false sense of security’ in eye of Storm Barra

Farmers and the public are being warned not to take any chances if conditions moderate as the eye of Storm...
Call for all stakeholders to be involved in rights of way review

Rural Life

Call for all stakeholders to be involved in rights of way review

The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said that all relevant stakeholders must be included in the review process around rights...
High input costs make case for sustainable farming – MEP

Agri-Business

High input costs make case for sustainable farming – MEP

The continuing rise in input costs on Irish farms is making the case for a move to a more sustainable...
1,000 farmers expected to join blockade – organisers

Agri Politics

1,000 farmers expected to join blockade – organisers

At least 1,000 farmers are expected to join a blockade this coming weekend to protest climate change proposals, according to...
Storm Barra Status Red warning sees Cork mart sale cancelled

Agri-Business

Storm Barra Status Red warning sees Cork mart sale cancelled

The Status Red weather warning issued by Met Éireann for Cork and Kerry in advance of Storm Barra has resulted...
Announcement due on selling excess solar energy from farm to grid

Environment

Announcement due on selling excess solar energy from farm to grid

An announcement is expected this month (December) on a system allowing farmers to sell excess solar energy produced on-farm back...
Description of forestry underspend as a ‘saving’ angers farmers

Forestry

Description of forestry underspend as a ‘saving’ angers farmers

The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) is calling for an underspend in the National Forestry Programme this year to be used...
Changing of the guard at helm of Kerry Co-op board

Agri-Business

Changing of the guard at helm of Kerry Co-op board

A new era is set to begin tomorrow (Tuesday, December 7) for the board of Kerry Co-op. Elections are taking...
Caution urged on roads as Storm Barra due to hit

Rural Life

Caution urged on roads as Storm Barra due to hit

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) is asking road users to exercise caution over the coming days as Storm Barra makes...
Agri-environmental project aiming to rebuild healthy soil

biodiversity

Agri-environmental project aiming to rebuild healthy soil

16 Irish farms are embarking on a European Union (EU) backed project focused on rebuilding healthy soil. The European Innovation...
Nitrates declaration forms must be submitted soon

Dairy

Nitrates declaration forms must be submitted soon

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is reminding farmers that nitrates declaration forms must be submitted before...
Copa-Cogeca: Animal transport review needs solid science

Beef

Copa-Cogeca: Animal transport review needs solid science

Any revisions to animal transport should be based on solid science, according to the representative body for farmers and cooperatives...
DAFM to lead trade mission to US to promote sheepmeat

Sheep

DAFM to lead trade mission to US to promote sheepmeat

The Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine (DAFM) is to lead a trade mission to the US next spring...
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