The countdown is on and we are just one week away from our annual Women & Agriculture conference.
We have a small number of tickets left, so if you’re thinking about attending, don’t delay.
Bring a friend, a sister, work colleague or come on your own – every year, we have plenty of women who come and meet new friends at the event.
‘Minding You’ is the theme of this year’s conference. Woman are often the minders – we look out for our partners, many of us are minding children, while others are caring for elderly parents.
We look out for our friends, our neighbours, the people in our community. But who is minding you?
At this year’s Women & Agriculture conference, we want to mind you.
Entertainment
We want to help you switch off with entertaining slots such as Neven Maguire’s cookery demonstration; uplift you with practical wellbeing and nutrition advice from Daniel Davey; educate and inform you with interesting speakers such as Evelyn Cusack, Seamús Walsh and Jacinta Barrins.
And we’ll hear from women who support their own family, such as Mary Martin, wife of An Taoiseach Micheál Martin, who has been his confidante and sounding board throughout his years in politics.
So that, at the end of day, you’ll leave feeling supported and minded. This is the break you deserve.
Myself and the Irish Country Living team are really looking forward to meeting our readers, catching up with those who attend year after year and welcoming new attendees. The event has been months in the making and we love seeing it all come together.

Irish Country Living editor Ciara Leahy.
If you haven’t been before, this really is a unique event. We chat, we laugh, we (sometimes) cry, but we always leave feeling uplifted. Safe travels to all who are attending and we’ll see you in Sligo.
Women & Agriculture Agenda 2025
Brought to you by The Irish Farmers Journal and Irish Country Living and supported by FBD Insurance.
9.15am: welcome by Ciara Leahy, editor, Irish Country Living.9.30am: welcome by Mary B Dunphy, events, sponsorship and brand marketing lead, FBD Insurance.9.40am: welcome by Caitríona Morrissey, deputy editor, Irish Farmers Journal, followed by a live recording of the Irish Farmers Journal Tech Talk podcast.10.30am: meterologists Evelyn Cusack and Séamus Walsh discuss the vagaries of Ireland’s weather and climate and their new book They Say It Might Rain.11am: Jacinta Barrins, retired United Nations diplomat, gives practical advice on what we can all do every day to make a difference to climate change.11.15am: refreshment and networking break.11:45am: succession panel, supported by Ifac: chaired by Amy Forde, news editor, Irish Farmers Journal, the expert panel will discuss the impacts of succession on Irish farms and the future of the family farm structure. Joining Amy is Heather Wildman, award-winning independent family successor facilitator from the UK, Ursula Kelly, managing director, Cormac Tagging, and Jacqueline Hogge, rural affairs and investigative journalist, Irish Country Living.12.15pm: cooking demo with Neven Maguire, supported by Dunnes Stores Simply Better.1.15pm: lunch.2.45pm: fashion segment with Klara Heron, editor, Irish Country Magazine, and Caithriona King, designer and milliner.3pm: health panel, supported by Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: chaired by Rosalind Skillen, health journalist, Irish Country Living, the panel will discuss supporting those impacted by mental health issues. Joining Rosalind is Nicola Byrne, CEO of Shine, and Barbara Moore, researcher and member of UCD Agri Mental Health Group.3.30pm: Daniel Davey, performance nutritionist and founder of daveynutrition.com on investing time in your health, nutrition and movement.4.15pm: keynote speaker Mary Martin in conversation with Ciara Leahy on her extraordinary and ordinary life as wife of An Taoiseach Micheál Martin.5pm: conference close with entertainment.