Megan O'Brien

Megan O

News Journalist

Megan studied at the Technological University of Dublin where she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. She previously won the Science Foundation Ireland prize for work around agtech and food tech at the Student Media Awards. Megan comes from a rural background in Kildare and has a keen interest in agri-business and agtech, as well as sustainable agriculture.

CAO applications to agri-related courses down on 2022

Rural Life

CAO applications to agri-related courses down on 2022

Fewer young people are choosing to study agriculture and veterinary-related disciplines, with the number of CAO applications to these courses...
ICMSA: Fall in global input prices must be reflected in Ireland

Dairy

ICMSA: Fall in global input prices must be reflected in Ireland

One farming organisation has questioned why the decrease in international input prices is not being reflected in the prices that...
Empowerment of rural women a must for the future of farming

Rural Life

Empowerment of rural women a must for the future of farming

The empowerment of rural women is vital for the future sustainability of farming and the wider agri-food sector in Ireland,...
ICOS launches gender equality charter for member co-ops

Rural Life

ICOS launches gender equality charter for member co-ops

The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) has launched a gender equality charter aimed at promoting the participation of women in...
Farmers impacted by Cork greenway to be met with imminently

Agri-Business

Farmers impacted by Cork greenway to be met with imminently

Farmers whose land may be impacted by the development of the Mallow to Dungarvan Greenway will be met with in...
Green Party transport memo has ‘no relation to rural Ireland’

Rural Life

Green Party transport memo has ‘no relation to rural Ireland’

Independent TD Carol Nolan has said that a set of proposals on reducing car usage are “deluded” and “bear no...
Galway greenway route: Landowners will fight farm severance

Rural Life

Galway greenway route: Landowners will fight farm severance

A county councillor in Co. Galway has said that she believes local farmers “will not accept” the route for the...
MacManus: Gort biogas plant a ‘totally unsuitable development’

Rural Life

MacManus: Gort biogas plant a ‘totally unsuitable development’

Sinn Féin MEP Chris MacManus has labelled the proposed biogas plant in Gort, Co. Galway a “totally unsuitable development”, and...
Requirements of Space for Nature action in CAP altered

CAP / Schemes

Requirements of Space for Nature action in CAP altered

Changes have been made to the requirements of the ‘Space for Nature’ action under the eco-scheme and the Basic Income...
Farm organisations welcome inclusion of all ACRES applicants

CAP / Schemes

Farm organisations welcome inclusion of all ACRES applicants

Farm organisations have welcomed today’s (Wednesday, March 1) announcement by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue that...
Bluefaced Leicester delivers sextuplets in Cavan

Sheep

Bluefaced Leicester delivers sextuplets in Cavan

A farm in Co. Cavan has welcomed its first set of sextuplets, after a seven-year-old Bluefaced Lecister ewe gave birth...
Nolan: Glanbia cheese ‘must honour commitments to staff’

Agri-Business

Nolan: Glanbia cheese ‘must honour commitments to staff’

Independent TD Carol Nolan believes that Glanbia Cheese staff will not lose their positions in the company following the sale...
Manure management report: LESS up from 4% to 48% in five years

Environment

Manure management report: LESS up from 4% to 48% in five years

The aggregate volume of slurry applied through Low Emission Slurry Spreading (LESS) increased from 4% to 48% between 2017 and...
80% of Climate Action Plan completed but emissions still rising

Environment

80% of Climate Action Plan completed but emissions still rising

Ireland has completed almost 80% of the actions outlined in the 2021 Climate Action Plan, but energy-related emissions continue to...
Tillage sector is facing the ‘collateral damage’ of nitrates rules

Tillage

Tillage sector is facing the ‘collateral damage’ of nitrates rules

The tillage sector is bearing the brunt of the collateral damage created by the new nitrates measures which have been...
West Kerry cow delivers her fourteenth calf in eight years

Dairy

West Kerry cow delivers her fourteenth calf in eight years

A nine-year-old pedigree Holstein Friesian cow has given birth to a healthy set of triplets, bringing her total number of...
Crowds turn out as sheep protest gets underway outside Dáil

Sheep

Crowds turn out as sheep protest gets underway outside Dáil

Members of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA), politicians and farmers have gathered outside the Dáil and the...
Sinn Féin to hold public meeting on supporting farm families

Rural Life

Sinn Féin to hold public meeting on supporting farm families

MEP Chris McManus has said that Ireland needs “a change of government, not just a change of Taoiseach, to ensure...