Colm Ryan

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News Journalist

Colm Ryan holds a Bachelors degree in english and history, and a Masters in international relations from University College Cork (UCC). He also completed the Green Cert at Kildalton Agricultural College and has gained valuable experience in the fields of education and banking. Colm comes from a sheep and beef farm on the south-Wexford coast.

EU and G20 countries give commitment to food security

Agri Politics

EU and G20 countries give commitment to food security

Food security, sustainability, trade, research and innovation were all discussed by G20 representatives including from the European Union (EU), who...
CEJA launches campaign to protect land for young farmers

Agri Politics

CEJA launches campaign to protect land for young farmers

The European Council of Young Farmers (CEJA) has launched a campaign to advocate for the protection of agricultural land for...
FAO: Global meat production set to increase in 2023

Beef News

FAO: Global meat production set to increase in 2023

Global meat production is set to increase in 2023 when compared to last year’s figures, according to the Food and...
Machinery zone and vintage display to feature at Cork Summer Show

Rural Life

Machinery zone and vintage display to feature at Cork Summer Show

The Cork Summer Show 2023 is taking place this weekend (Saturday, June 17 and Sunday, June 18) in what is...
Nature Restoration Law could ‘see an end’ to hill farming – INHFA

Environment

Nature Restoration Law could ‘see an end’ to hill farming – INHFA

The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers’ Association (INHFA) has voiced its concern over the Nature Restoration Law and its impact...
Sheep trade: Lamb price lifts as Eid al-Adha drives demand

Agri-Business

Sheep trade: Lamb price lifts as Eid al-Adha drives demand

Sheep prices have started to show signs of the expected increase this month ahead of the Eid al-Adha festival, with...
CSO: Planning permissions for farm buildings down 37.5%

Buildings

CSO: Planning permissions for farm buildings down 37.5%

There has been a significant drop in the number of planning permissions granted for farm buildings in 2023 when compared...
CSO: Green diesel sales fell in April

Agri-Business

CSO: Green diesel sales fell in April

Sales of green diesel fell in April 2023 compared to where they would have been a year earlier, according to...
Comiskey elected vice chair on sheep at Copa-Cogeca

Sheep News

Comiskey elected vice chair on sheep at Copa-Cogeca

Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) National Sheep Committee chair Kevin Comiskey has been elected as a vice-chair of the Copa-Cogeca working...
Irish cuckoos to be tracked with satellite tags

Rural Life

Irish cuckoos to be tracked with satellite tags

A project to track cuckoos has gotten underway in order to discover where the bird spends its winter months, and...
Call for staffing of TB control programme to be increased

Rural Life

Call for staffing of TB control programme to be increased

The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said that the money ringfenced for the wildlife control aspect of the Bovine TB...
Spotlight on inspirational women in Irish agriculture

Agri-Business

Spotlight on inspirational women in Irish agriculture

A woman who developed one of Ireland’s largest free-range egg producer businesses and a part-time suckler farmer with almost 28,000...
Clonmel wins award for helping farmers use technology

Rural Life

Clonmel wins award for helping farmers use technology

Clonmel has emerged as the overall winner at the .IE Digital Town Awards 2023 for a project created to help...
Farmer, 93, makes small screen debut on Angelus

Rural Life

Farmer, 93, makes small screen debut on Angelus

A 93 year old farmer from Co. Kerry is set to become a small screen star for the first time...
Sun protection warning issued to farmers

Rural Life

Sun protection warning issued to farmers

Irish farmers are at a higher risk of skin cancer as they work outdoors and are exposed to the sun,...
Search begins for FBD Young Farmer of the Year 2023

Rural Life

Search begins for FBD Young Farmer of the Year 2023

The search has been officially launched for the FBD Young Farmer of the Year 2023. Now in its 25th year,...
Farmers protest in Brussels over Nature Restoration Law

Agri Politics

Farmers protest in Brussels over Nature Restoration Law

European Commission leaders have been warned to “wake up and look after European farmers” by the president of an Irish...
Ireland joins ‘Hub’ for healthy plants

Agri-Business

Ireland joins ‘Hub’ for healthy plants

Ireland has joined the ePhyto Hub, a system that supports the trade of healthy plants which are certified as free...