Aisling O'Brien

Aisling O

Aisling O’Brien graduated from Dublin City University (DCU) with a masters in journalism and also holds a bachelor of arts from University College Cork (UCC). Since 2007, the Kerry native has worked in broadcast media, most recently at Radio Kerry, where she presented the weekly farming show for six years. Aisling has won several awards for her work, including Best Radio Show at the Irish Guild of Agricultural Journalism awards.

NI Beef Carbon Reduction Scheme system to open Monday
NI Beef Carbon Reduction Scheme system to open Monday

An online system allowing farmers in Northern Ireland to opt-in to the Beef Carbon Reduction (BCR) Scheme will open next...

Wildlife charity calls for ‘urgent action’ on NI water quality
Wildlife charity calls for ‘urgent action’ on NI water quality

Ulster Wildlife has called for “urgent action” after a new report stated that European targets for improving water quality in...

NI water quality targets will not be met – report
NI water quality targets will not be met – report

European targets for improving water quality in Northern Ireland’s rivers and lakes by 2027 will not be met, a new...

Yara revenues drop 35% to $15.5bn in 2023
Yara revenues drop 35% to $15.5bn in 2023

Yara, one of the world’s biggest fertiliser manufacturers, has reported that revenue and other income stood at $15.5 billion in...

ABP and Lakeland among winners at NI Food and Drink Awards
ABP and Lakeland among winners at NI Food and Drink Awards

ABP Group and Lakeland Dairies were among the winners at the 2024 Northern Ireland Food and Drink Awards. Hosted by...

New measures aim to better protect UK poultry sector from bird flu
New measures aim to better protect UK poultry sector from bird flu

The government has today (Tuesday, March 19) announced new measures aiming to better protect the UK poultry sector from future...

EuroChem opens $1bn phosphate fertiliser complex in Brazil
EuroChem opens $1bn phosphate fertiliser complex in Brazil

Switzerland-based fertiliser producer EuroChem has officially opened a new phosphate fertiliser production facility in Brazil. With a total investment of...

CAFRE to host Beef Carbon Reduction Scheme meetings
CAFRE to host Beef Carbon Reduction Scheme meetings

The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is to host a series of information meetings for farmers on...

Court: Farmer fined for water pollution in Northern Ireland
Court: Farmer fined for water pollution in Northern Ireland

A 34-year-old farmer has been convicted and fined by a court in Northern Ireland for water pollution offences. Andrew Hogg...

US man attempted to create ‘giant sheep’ for captive hunting
US man attempted to create ‘giant sheep’ for captive hunting

A US man has pleaded guilty to two felony wildlife crimes as part of an almost decade-long effort to create...

Court fines man for transporting unfit puppies
Court fines man for transporting unfit puppies

A court in Northern Ireland has convicted and fined a man who was found to be transporting puppies which were...

Ministers host event to mark all-island PGI for Irish Grass Fed Beef
Ministers host event to mark all-island PGI for Irish Grass Fed Beef

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue and Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs of Northern Ireland,...

Inventor James Dyson linked to purchase of Ballynatray House
Inventor James Dyson linked to purchase of Ballynatray House

Speculation is mounting that the historic Ballynatray House set in an estate spanning 850ac has been sold to British inventor...

Number of dog attacks on livestock in Northern Ireland doubles
Number of dog attacks on livestock in Northern Ireland doubles

2023 saw the number of dog attacks on livestock in Northern Ireland double compared to 2022 and 2021, according to...

GDT price index average down by 24% in 2023
GDT price index average down by 24% in 2023

The average Global Dairy Trade (GDT) price index across 2023 decreased by 24% compared to 2022, dipping to a five-year...

NI vets say proposed cut to bovine TB compensation ‘unfair’
NI vets say proposed cut to bovine TB compensation ‘unfair’

An association for vets in Northern Ireland has said that a proposed reduction in the compensation rate for cattle removed...

Lakeland Dairies UHT milk plant workers vote for strike action
Lakeland Dairies UHT milk plant workers vote for strike action

Workers at a UHT milk processing plant in Northern Ireland, which is owned by Lakeland Dairies, have voted unanimously in...

Court: Farmer pleads guilty to water pollution causing fish kill
Court: Farmer pleads guilty to water pollution causing fish kill

A Co. Down farmer has pleaded guilty in court to a water pollution incident which resulted in a fish kill...