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.

EU set to increase tariffs on wheat and maize from Russia
EU set to increase tariffs on wheat and maize from Russia

The EU is set to increase tariffs on grain products from both Russia and Belarus, including wheat, maize and sunflower...

Calls for upland farming module to be included in Green Cert
Calls for upland farming module to be included in Green Cert

The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers’ Association (INHFA) has called on Teagasc to include a module on upland farming in...

Weather staying unsettled in cooler than average temperatures
Weather staying unsettled in cooler than average temperatures

The weather will remain fairly unsettled for most this weekend, with temperatures set to be cooler than average for this...

New Ukraine import limits ‘fail to address farmer concerns’
New Ukraine import limits ‘fail to address farmer concerns’

Groups representing food producers in different sectors across the EU have said that a decision to set new limits on...

FCI contractor charge guide increases by ‘modest’ 4%
FCI contractor charge guide increases by ‘modest’ 4%

The Association of Farm and Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) has published its contractor charge guide for 2024, which indicates...

ICMSA hopes for ‘change of direction’ with new Taoiseach
ICMSA hopes for ‘change of direction’ with new Taoiseach

The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) has said that it hopes that a change of Taoiseach may result in...

Government based on ‘issues and policy, not personalities’ – Martin
Government based on ‘issues and policy, not personalities’ – Martin

Fianna Fáil leader and Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said that the government is based on “issues and policy, not personalities”,...

EU young farmers group publishes manifesto for June elections
EU young farmers group publishes manifesto for June elections

The European Council of Young Farmers (CEJA) has published a manifesto outlining its demands for EU agriculture, ahead of the...

EU CAP simplification plans will ‘safeguard agricultural transition’
EU CAP simplification plans will ‘safeguard agricultural transition’

The proposal from the European Commission to simplify some parts of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) will “safeguard” the agricultural...

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...