Charles O'Donnell

Charles O

Charles studied History and Politics, and later Journalism, at NUI Galway between 2011 and 2016. He has had stints with the Sunday Business Post and DMG Media Ireland. Charles has a farming background, growing up on a suckler herd farm in east Co. Clare.

MEP vote on green claims will ‘discourage’ carbon farming – COPA
MEP vote on green claims will ‘discourage’ carbon farming – COPA

An EU-wide farming organisation has claimed that a vote in the European Parliament will “discourage” the uptake of carbon farming...

Kerry Group revenue down €800 million in 2023
Kerry Group revenue down €800 million in 2023

Kerry Group has reported a group revenue for 2023 of €8 billion, a decrease of €800 million on 2022, according...

CSO: Cost of full Irish breakfast increases in 12 months to January
CSO: Cost of full Irish breakfast increases in 12 months to January

The average cost of a typical full Irish breakfast is higher now than it was 12 months ago, according to...

Farmer and NGOs sue fossil fuel giant claiming climate damage
Farmer and NGOs sue fossil fuel giant claiming climate damage

A farmer in Belgium and a number of environmental non-government organisations (NGOs) are attempting to sue a major fossil fuel...

Calls for remedy for ‘merciless’ 2-year exclusion from derogation
Calls for remedy for ‘merciless’ 2-year exclusion from derogation

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue is being called on to allow farmers, who have fallen foul...

Irish whiskey industry lobbies US Congress on further protections
Irish whiskey industry lobbies US Congress on further protections

The body representing the all-island Irish whiskey industry is lobbying members of the US Congress for enhanced protections for the...

CoreFX CEO: Partnership with Ornua ‘went in different directions’
CoreFX CEO: Partnership with Ornua ‘went in different directions’

The Irish-born chief executive officer (CEO) of US-based dairy ingredients company CoreFX has said that his purchase of a majority...

EU proposal to exempt farms under 10ha from CAP conditionality
EU proposal to exempt farms under 10ha from CAP conditionality

As part of an effort to ease the administrative burden on farmers, the European Commission is set to propose that...

Ornua sells majority share in US-based ingredients company
Ornua sells majority share in US-based ingredients company

Ornua is set to sell its majority stake of US-based CoreFX Ingredients, a supplier of dry nutritional ingredients, based in...

Commission to refer Ireland to EU court over bog habitats
Commission to refer Ireland to EU court over bog habitats

The European Commission has announced it will refer Ireland to the Court of Justice of the EU for alleged failure...

Ministers to wear and gift wool products abroad on St. Patrick’s Day
Ministers to wear and gift wool products abroad on St. Patrick’s Day

Government ministers across several departments will take Irish wool products with them to various countries on St. Patrick’s Day to...

New IED will impact ‘very small’ pig and poultry farms – Doyle
New IED will impact ‘very small’ pig and poultry farms – Doyle

The changes to the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED), which were adopted by the European Parliament today (Tuesday, March 12) will...

MEPs adopt new emissions directive based on trilogue deal
MEPs adopt new emissions directive based on trilogue deal

The European Parliament has formally adopted new legislation on the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED), based on a deal reached in...

CSO: Agricultural output and input prices fall year-on-year
CSO: Agricultural output and input prices fall year-on-year

Both the output prices and input prices in the agriculture sector declined in the 12 months to January 2024, according...

Renewed calls for liming extension as deadline approaches
Renewed calls for liming extension as deadline approaches

There are renewed calls for the fast-approaching deadline for spreading under the National Liming Programme to be pushed out beyond...

UL partners with private vet business network for new degree
UL partners with private vet business network for new degree

The University of Limerick (UL) has signed a memorandum of understanding with a network of independently-owned veterinary practices. The agreement...

Inspections for farms in River Suir catchment this month
Inspections for farms in River Suir catchment this month

Tipperary County Council is carrying out a series of farm inspections throughout this month in the River Suir catchment area...

EU publishes ‘green and digital’ transition pathway for processors
EU publishes ‘green and digital’ transition pathway for processors

The European Commission has published a “transition pathway” for the agri-food processing industry in the EU to enhance the environmental...