Kathleen O'Sullivan

Kathleen O

News Journalist

Kathleen has recently graduated from University of Limerick with a degree in Journalism with Law, ending her studies with a nomination for Journalist of the Year in the National Student Media Awards 2020. She has done stints with the Independent and the Kerryman newspaper. Kathleen comes from a farming background, growing up on a beef farm in Co. Kerry.

New roadmap for transforming electricity system unveiled

Environment

New roadmap for transforming electricity system unveiled

A roadmap for “radically transforming the country’s electricity grid” has been unveiled. EirGrid chief executive Mark Foley and Minister Eamon...
Teenage activist to ‘bring voices of farming families to the Taoiseach’s office’

Environment

Teenage activist to ‘bring voices of farming families to the Taoiseach’s office’

Teenage farmer and climate activist Liadh Dalton will “bring the voices of farming families to the Taoiseach’s office” as critical...
Agriculture committee to discuss Ireland’s CSP this week

Agri Politics

Agriculture committee to discuss Ireland’s CSP this week

The Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine will meet tomorrow (Wednesday, October 10) to discuss post-enactment scrutiny of...
‘Just because there are risks does not mean farms should be dangerous places to work’

Rural Life

‘Just because there are risks does not mean farms should be dangerous places to work’

“Just because there are risks, it does not mean that farms should be dangerous places to work,” Minister of State...
Workshops taking place in midlands to engage communities with peatlands

Rural Life

Workshops taking place in midlands to engage communities with peatlands

Workshops will be taking place in the midlands to assess community need for training to engage with their local peatlands....
Glenarm Forest is NI’s first accredited QCC forest conservation project

Environment

Glenarm Forest is NI’s first accredited QCC forest conservation project

Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has announced Glenarm Forest as Northern Ireland’s first accredited Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy (QCC) conservation forest. Minister...
Over 2,200 new tractors licenced so far this year

Machinery News

Over 2,200 new tractors licenced so far this year

So far this year, there have been 2,274 new tractors licenced in Ireland. New figures published by the Central Statistics...
Over €700k for rural projects under CLÁR programme

Rural Life

Over €700k for rural projects under CLÁR programme

Minister for Rural and Community Development Heather Humphreys has announced over €700,000 in funding to support 18 projects under the...
16% of households compost food waste, 13% feed it to animals

Environment

16% of households compost food waste, 13% feed it to animals

Around 16% of households compost food waste, while 13% feed it to animals, according to new data from the Central...
Sinn Féin to bring motion in Dáil ‘to deliver fair investment for rural Ireland’

Environment

Sinn Féin to bring motion in Dáil ‘to deliver fair investment for rural Ireland’

Sinn Féin will bring a motion in the Dáil to “stand up” for rural Ireland and ensure it receives “fair...
31% of households visit countryside most weeks for recreation – CSO

Rural Life

31% of households visit countryside most weeks for recreation – CSO

Around 31% of households visit fields, farmland or the countryside most weeks for recreational purposes, according to new data from...
World food prices reach highest level since 2011

Agri-Business

World food prices reach highest level since 2011

World food prices have “surged to a new peak” reaching their highest level since July 2011, the Food and Agriculture...
Right of way bill to be published imminently

Agri Politics

Right of way bill to be published imminently

The government has confirmed that the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Amendment) Bill will be published imminently. In September, Minister...
Cheese recalled due to presence of E. coli

Rural Life

Cheese recalled due to presence of E. coli

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has issued a recall notice for a batch of cheese due to the...
‘Real fear’ in rural areas over measures needed to address climate change

Environment

‘Real fear’ in rural areas over measures needed to address climate change

Irish Rural Link (IRL) said it is concerned about the impact the Climate Action Plan will have on rural communities...
Government ‘will not ratify’ Mercosur deal as it is ‘not satisfied with environmental protections’

Agri-Business

Government ‘will not ratify’ Mercosur deal as it is ‘not satisfied with environmental protections’

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said that this government “will not ratify or vote” for the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement because it...
Climate Action Plan: Agri sector ‘needs time and support’

Environment

Climate Action Plan: Agri sector ‘needs time and support’

Co-operatives and their farmer members “stand ready and willing to play their part” in reducing greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture,...
MEP calls for further supports to address mental health needs of farmers

Rural Life

MEP calls for further supports to address mental health needs of farmers

Midlands-North-West MEP Maria Walsh has called for further supports to address the mental health needs of farmers “in order to...