Ciaran Fitzgerald

Ciaran Fitzgerald: ‘Limit on Irish livestock numbers likely sooner rather than later’

Opinion

Ciaran Fitzgerald: ‘Limit on Irish livestock numbers likely sooner rather than later’

It became very clear during the hiatus between the general election in February last year and the formation of a...
Ciaran Fitzgerald: What have we learned in 2020?

Opinion

Ciaran Fitzgerald: What have we learned in 2020?

What have we learned in 2020? Accounting trumps reality! There are at least two Irish economies. Throughout the year and...
Ciaran Fitzgerald: Will the government support Irish agri-business in the long-term?

Opinion

Ciaran Fitzgerald: Will the government support Irish agri-business in the long-term?

Brexit, post Covid-19 public health issues, climate change compliance and an economic recession mean plenty of challenges for the Irish...
Ciaran Fitzgerald: Agri-food industry needs to focus on international consumer

Opinion

Ciaran Fitzgerald: Agri-food industry needs to focus on international consumer

The importance of Irish agriculture and the agri-food industry is best promoted by its practitioners. Ireland exports around 85% of...
Ciaran Fitzgerald: ‘Is Irish agriculture destined to struggle and drift?’

Opinion

Ciaran Fitzgerald: ‘Is Irish agriculture destined to struggle and drift?’

Is Irish agriculture destined to struggle and drift, like Irish Water, or invest and innovate to address its challenges like...
Destructive characterisation of agri-business becoming farcical

Opinion

Destructive characterisation of agri-business becoming farcical

Is the often negative characterisation from some quarters of Irish agri-business activity in the context of climate action accurate, contentious…or...
The Big Cheese: How Irish dairy is seeking to answer the Brexit question

Agri-Business

The Big Cheese: How Irish dairy is seeking to answer the Brexit question

Irish dairy has a track record of being responsive and resourceful when it comes to challenges – but how is...
Opinion: Support the real ‘job-rich’ economy – Irish farming rather than ‘big pharma’

Opinion

Opinion: Support the real ‘job-rich’ economy – Irish farming rather than ‘big pharma’

Clearly, in the midst of Covid-19, Brexit and climate change, challenges and opportunities abound for the Irish economy and the...
Ciaran Fitzgerald: Why agri-food matters…in the real Irish economy

Opinion

Ciaran Fitzgerald: Why agri-food matters…in the real Irish economy

The agri food sector is a key driver of the real Irish economy, despite delusional Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures...
Ciaran Fitzgerald: Is the new climate bill about strategic planning…or binary tribalism?

Opinion

Ciaran Fitzgerald: Is the new climate bill about strategic planning…or binary tribalism?

The publication as of yesterday (Wednesday, October 7) of the latest target-based Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill...