Bernie Commins

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Bernie Commins has an honours degree in journalism from Dublin Institute of Technology. She previously worked in the world of agri media as editor of several industry publications and as a journalist she has covered a variety of topics from farm safety to rural-life matters. She also has a background in regional newspaper reporting. From south Tipperary originally, she spent her formative years on her uncle’s dairy farm.

Climate alarm: global temperature goals getting ‘beyond reach’ – IPCC report
Climate alarm: global temperature goals getting ‘beyond reach’ – IPCC report

“It is unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean and land" - that is according to a new...

The Best farm safety advice
The Best farm safety advice

As former captain of the Ireland rugby team, Rory Best knows what pressure feels like - to have to get...

Public-private partnership required to help control African swine fever
Public-private partnership required to help control African swine fever

A public-private partnership approach to help control the spread of African swine fever (ASF) has commenced, coinciding with a recent...

‘Urgent need to make agri-food systems appealing to young people’ – UN report
‘Urgent need to make agri-food systems appealing to young people’ – UN report

A new United Nations (UN) report on youth and agriculture has highlighted the 'urgent need to make agri-food systems more...

Cow-stomach bacteria could degrade synthetic plastics – study
Cow-stomach bacteria could degrade synthetic plastics – study

Bacteria found in the rumen of a cow could help to break down plastics, an Austrian study has found. Cows'...

US scientists create vaccine ‘cocktail’ to protect cattle against Johne’s disease
US scientists create vaccine ‘cocktail’ to protect cattle against Johne’s disease

Scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), the scientific in-house research agency for the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), have...

Meat company JBS pays $11m bitcoin to hackers
Meat company JBS pays $11m bitcoin to hackers

One of the world's largest meat processors, JBS, which was the recent target of a ransomware attack has paid bitcoin...

Child Farm Safety Week commences in Northern Ireland
Child Farm Safety Week commences in Northern Ireland

The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has launched Farm Safety Week 2021, which coincides with its annual...

Poots reiterates wish to ‘ditch’ the NI Protocol
Poots reiterates wish to ‘ditch’ the NI Protocol

The leader of the DUP, Edwin Poots, has reiterated his wish to remove the Northern Ireland Protocol, and all checks...