ASA Ireland

In our fifteenth epidode, past council member Roberta McDonald speaks with Dr Ann Derwin, Irelands ambassador to China. Ann, a Former vet and one-time chief economist at the Department of Ag, discusses the career path that has led to her to become the 10th envoy in Bejing.

In this episode of Experts in their Field, Amii McKeever interviews Con Lucey. An agricultural economist by profession who has had a 40 year career with the Irish Farmers Association.

In this podcast Joseph details his career to date, recalls some of his memories around the time of the Brexit referendum, speaks about how the Co-op works as a retailing cooperative and shares his views on the challenges and opportunities that may lie ahead for British agriculture.

Laois dairy farmer and IFA past president Padraig Walsh caught up with Professor Pat Dillon, Head of Animal and Grassland Research & Innovation programme at Teagasc.

Prof Tommy Boland speaks with Emeritus Prof. Mike Gibney, where he details his extensive international experience and learnings from a distinguished career in food and health.

Aine Kinsella grew up on a dairy farm in Castletown, North Co. Wexford, where she now lives with her husband Pat O’Keeffe (ASA past president) and their children. Aine is the founder and owner of Tara Hill Flowers. Aine graduated from UCD in 1995 with a degree in Agriculture having specialised in Ag & Food engineering technology. In this podcast, Aine shares her vast experiences gathered across a...

In this episode Karina Pierce interviews ASA past President Michael Miley. Here Michael shares his career experiences from the early years in RTE when Ireland was joining the EEC to years spent in ACOT and Teagasc.

Darragh McCullough is an Irish journalist, broadcaster and farmer specialising in agricultural and rural affairs. Here he talks to Una Sinnott from the ASA.

An agriculture graduate originally from Carlow now living in Cuffesgrange Co. Kilkenny with her husband Pat and their sons Conor, Andrew and Harry, Una shares her insights from a life steeped in agriculture and science to her passion for primary school teaching and her life changing diagnosis in 2019.

In this podcast Odile Evans (ASA Council member) talks to John Muldowney, the agricultural attaché in the Irish embassy in London. John is from North Kilkenny and studied agricultural science in Waterford Institute of Technology

In this week's podcast Siobhán Walsh talks to Tom Murray, an agronomist with O'Shea Farms in Co. Kilkenny.

In this podcast, Barbara Keatley talks to Paul Brophy from brophy Produce. Here Paul talks about his journey of how he got into growing, who influenced him along the way and what he would do different if he was to start again. The business has grown from 2Ha to 240Ha of mostly broccoli production, which has resulted in Paul being the largest broccoli grower in the country.

Experts In Their Field - Episode 3 :Maurice Boland In the third of the ASA ‘Experts in their Field’ monthly podcasts, ASA Council Member Tommy Boland chats with Prof. Maurice Boland. Maurice is synonymous with education and research in the Agri-Food sector in Ireland having spent the majority of his career in the School of Agriculture and Food Science in UCD, prior to spending six years with Allte...

In the second of the ASA ‘Experts in their Field’ monthly podcasts, ASA Council Member Philip O’Connor chats with Peter Byrne, CEO of National Co-op Farm Relief Services (NCFRS). Peter is the main driving force behind the movement to create an organised structure to coordinate, develop, diversify and extend the Farm Relief Services (FRS) in Ireland.

In the first episode in the ASA Experts In Their Field podcast series, ASA President, Dr. Anne Marie Butler speaks with Richard Hayden, sportsturf consultant and MD of Hayden Turfcare who develop state of the art stadium pitches for clients around the world. Coming from a strong agricultural background in Graiguenamanagh Co. Kilkenny, Richard shares his experiences of the first principles acquired...