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.

Claims that new cattle feed additive can ‘reduce methane emissions by 60%’

Environment

Claims that new cattle feed additive can ‘reduce methane emissions by 60%’

With the government aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by (an average of) 7% per annum, farmers are under more...
Reintroduction of eagles: Farmer worries over threat to livestock ‘have changed’

Environment

Reintroduction of eagles: Farmer worries over threat to livestock ‘have changed’

What were once the foes of many farmers are now slowly becoming their friends. Farmers are nestling to the idea...
Crematorium proposal for north Cork was ‘out of touch’ with rural Ireland and local farmers

Rural Life

Crematorium proposal for north Cork was ‘out of touch’ with rural Ireland and local farmers

Controversial plans to build a crematorium in Kanturk have been put to rest, as An Bord Pleanála has upheld a...
‘I don’t see how my [ag science] course could be done online; it would strip most of its value’

Rural Life

‘I don’t see how my [ag science] course could be done online; it would strip most of its value’

Agricultural science students at the Institute of Technology Tralee (IT Tralee) have expressed concerns over “uncertainty of what the next...
Healy-Rae: ‘Micheál Martin sold his soul to the Green Party’

Agri Politics

Healy-Rae: ‘Micheál Martin sold his soul to the Green Party’

Independent TD for Kerry Danny Healy-Rae has expressed his “extreme concerns” for the future of rural Ireland, following the formation of...
‘It is vital that…no farms are sacrificed for what some may perceive as the greater good’

Agri Politics

‘It is vital that…no farms are sacrificed for what some may perceive as the greater good’

Protecting family farms should be a focus of the new agriculture ministerial team, according to the Irish Natura and Hill...
Second half of 2020 showing ‘grounds for optimism’ for beef producers

Beef

Second half of 2020 showing ‘grounds for optimism’ for beef producers

The second half of 2020 is showing “grounds for optimism” for beef producers, according to the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’...