Breifne O'Brien

Breifne O

Technical Beef Specialist

Breifne hails from a suckler, beef and sheep farm in Co. Cavan. He studied Agri-Environmental Science in University College Dublin. During his college years, he presented an agri-focused radio show on Belfield FM called 'Keepin' it Country'. In addition to his knowledge and passion for Irish agriculture, he also gained extensive international experience through time spent working on a 4,500-cow dairy farm in South Dakota in the US. He has previously worked in the agri-news sector and more recently has gained professional experience working in cattle procurement in the Irish beef sector.

Carbery Quality Milk Award 2018 goes to Bandon

Dairy

Carbery Quality Milk Award 2018 goes to Bandon

James, Pat and Theresa O’Neill, from Clohane, Bandon, have won the overall prize at the 2018 Carbery Quality Milk Awards...
Pressure mounts on Creed to allow farmers to cut THMs

CAP / Schemes

Pressure mounts on Creed to allow farmers to cut THMs

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, has come under increasing pressure to allow farmers to cut...
Poll results: 91% in favour of bringing the cutting date forward for THMs

CAP / Schemes

Poll results: 91% in favour of bringing the cutting date forward for THMs

A total of 91% of respondents to an AgriLand poll – which received in excess of 1,000 responses – are in...
Farmers cycle 1,600km for worthy cause

Rural Life

Farmers cycle 1,600km for worthy cause

A group of seven cyclists from counties Mayo and Sligo, who are all from farming backgrounds, departed the west of...
Agricultural shows galore this midsummer weekend

Rural Life

Agricultural shows galore this midsummer weekend

Agri-entertainment will be in abundance in the coming days as yet another heatwave sweeps across the nation – here are...
Close call for farmer as 3 cattle die from fallen power-line

Rural Life

Close call for farmer as 3 cattle die from fallen power-line

Last Thursday evening (June 14), Cavan farmer Vincent Crowe and his young son were finishing work in their farmyard when...
Permanent monitoring of carcass trim is ‘now confirmed’

Beef

Permanent monitoring of carcass trim is ‘now confirmed’

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed has confirmed to the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) that he has...
‘Palm oil diesel to be phased out by 2030’ – IrBEA

Environment

‘Palm oil diesel to be phased out by 2030’ – IrBEA

According to James Cogan of the Irish Bioenergy Association’s (IrBEA’s) transport team, the new EU Renewable Energy Directive II (RED II) is...
EPA publishes first water indicators’ report in 10 years

Environment

EPA publishes first water indicators’ report in 10 years

A new water indicators’ report for Ireland has recently been revealed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); representing the first report...
‘Up to 6,000 farmers still awaiting final GLAS payment’

CAP / Schemes

‘Up to 6,000 farmers still awaiting final GLAS payment’

Efforts were made yesterday to break the “logjam” that has developed where a “substantial” number of Green Low-Carbon Agri-Environment Scheme...
‘Tougher penalties for large-scale serial dumpers’ – IFA

Rural Life

‘Tougher penalties for large-scale serial dumpers’ – IFA

The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Environmental Committee chairman, Thomas Cooney, has called for tougher sanctions on serial dumpers who use...
Embrace FARM to host service for those affected by farm accidents

Rural Life

Embrace FARM to host service for those affected by farm accidents

Ireland’s dedicated farm accident support network for those that have been affected by farming accidents, Embrace FARM, will host its...
1:5 scale forager has more muscle than most push-lawnmowers

Machinery

1:5 scale forager has more muscle than most push-lawnmowers

Martin Limpens, a man from the Netherlands, has built an amazing scale model (1:5) of a Claas Jaguar 980 forage...
Wine, Women and Wellies – descend on Claregalway

Rural Life

Wine, Women and Wellies – descend on Claregalway

Following last year’s event, West Women in Farming Ireland (WWFI) will play host to ‘Wine; Women; and Wellies’ on Saturday,...
Record number of exhibitors at this year’s Cork Summer Show

Agri-Business

Record number of exhibitors at this year’s Cork Summer Show

This year’s Cork Summer Show has been described as “a sell-out success with more than 50,000 visitors over the weekend”....
Specifications for light lamb market revealed

Sheep

Specifications for light lamb market revealed

Speaking at the Irish Natura and Hill Farmers’ Association (INHFA) national annual general meeting (AGM) held in Sligo last week,...
IFA urges support for Teagasc climate blueprint; but why?

Environment

IFA urges support for Teagasc climate blueprint; but why?

The chairman of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Environmental Committee – Thomas Cooney – has described the report recently published...
John Deere announces new tie-up; who is it this time?

Machinery

John Deere announces new tie-up; who is it this time?

John Deere has signed a cooperation agreement with Pessl Instruments – a supplier of agricultural weather stations, telemetry and other equipment...