Renewed confidence
PJ McCarthy, CEO and founding member of Renewable Gas Forum Ireland (RGFI), talks about the potential...
Here comes the sun
According to Pat Smith, MD of Local Power Ireland, Solar PV will be on every farm in the country within...
Catching a glimpse
A look at how Ireland’s membership of the European Economic Community (EEC), as it was known 50 years...
‘We were completely tied by the apron strings to the UK economy’
Former agriculture minister, Mary Coughlan, was just a child when Ireland officially became members...
Ireland joining the EU: ‘What was the alternative?’
John Bruton recalls a time before membership of the European Economic Community (EEC) when Ireland...
‘Fifty years later, that Common Market is unrecognisable’
Michael Berkery’s views on the impact of Ireland’s decision to join the European Economic Community...
The EU is still the answer, but the questions are changing
The effectiveness of the European Union (EU) as a trade and arbitration body can probably BE BEST...
Macra and the EU – ‘Aspirations became reality’
Former CEO of Macra, Peadar Murphy and former president of the Irish Farmers’ Association and Macra,...
‘Farmers and their leaders were enthusiastic about joining’
Agricultural economist, public-policy advisor, and the Government’s special envoy on food systems,...
Five decades of joined-up thinking
January 2023 marks the official 50th anniversary of Ireland’s membership of the European Union (EU),...
Global ambition, local focus
DR MARK LYONS, PRESIDENT AND CEO of animal nutrition and health company Alltech, views Ireland as...
A view of the future
President of AgriTech Capital, Aidan Connolly has gained a reputation as something of a futurologist...
A new charge
Jim O’Toole took over the position of CEO at Bord Bia in November 2022. Here, he outlines his key...