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Future-proofing pipeline of talent for ag science

After a successful pilot, the ‘Intro to Ag’ programme is being delivered nationwide to 5,000 students, with the aim of increasing uptake in ag science, writes Sarah McIntosh.

FEATURE 25 December 2025

Future-proofing pipeline of talent for ag science

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Putting down rural roots in Ireland is Oz-some

Putting down rural roots in Ireland is Oz-some

CAREERS 17 December 2025

Listen: Growing Minds – episode two, part two

Listen: Growing Minds – episode two, part two

PODCAST 16 December 2025

Young butcher Emily Callaghan cuts through competition with craft skills

Young butcher Emily Callaghan cuts through competition with craft skills

Young butcher Emily Callaghan cuts through competition with craft skills

CAREERS 10 December 2025

Agricultural science to benefit from college collaboration

Agricultural science to benefit from college collaboration

Agricultural science to benefit from college collaboration

EDUCATION 3 December 2025

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Listen: Growing Minds – episode two, part one

Listen: Growing Minds – episode two, part one

In the second episode of the new podcast aimed at secondary school students, experts share key advice on how students can succeed with their individual investigative study.

PODCAST 12 November 2025

Erin Foley: ‘limited spaces is a nightmare for students’

Erin Foley: ‘limited spaces is a nightmare for students’

Prior to Christmas exams, students are facing the added stress of limited parking available on campus, with spaces filling up by 8am.

EDUCATION 12 November 2025

Young Stock Podcast: providing support for women in dairy

Young Stock Podcast: providing support for women in dairy

On this week’s episode, UCD professor Zoe McKay joins Sarah McIntosh live from the Dairy Women Ireland conference to talk all things research and the importance of networking.

NEWS 12 November 2025

ATU's veterinary course launch a ‘transformative milestone’

ATU's veterinary course launch a ‘transformative milestone’

The official launch of the new veterinary medicine programme in Atlantic Technological University takes place with a focus on building the pipeline of skilled vets, writes Sarah McIntosh.

NEWS 12 November 2025

From the farm to the European Parliament

From the farm to the European Parliament

As Ireland will hold the EU Presidency from July next year, the opportunities for agriculture graduates and Irish people in Brussels are increasing.

CAREERS 12 November 2025

Pat Whelan: ‘knowledge is not written in books or locked away in classrooms’

Pat Whelan: ‘knowledge is not written in books or locked away in classrooms’

A three-year graduate programme launched to nurture food leaders combines on-the-job learning and a degree in sustainable butchery and gastronomy.

EDUCATION 12 November 2025

Balancing bovines to burgers: Annmarie Naughton has forged her own career

Balancing bovines to burgers: Annmarie Naughton has forged her own career

Business manager of a fast-food restaurant, Annmarie Naughton also runs a 40-acre beef farm in Ballysteen village in Co Limerick.

CAREERS 12 November 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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