BREXIT AND THE BORDER
The October 31 deadline is fast approaching and yet we seem to be as far as ever from agreeing on a deal for Brexit.
The question of the Irish border continues to be a bone of contention between the Irish and British governments, and in recent weeks, Tánaiste Simon Coveney has described British proposals to solve the issue as “fanciful.”
In a speech that the second most senior person in the Irish government gave at a breakfast hosted by the Irish Consulate in New York, he expressed frustration that
Ireland was spending “hundreds of millions” to prepare for Brexit, which he described as a “problem that is not of our making and that we disagree with.”
Women are “much more open to farm diversification and going beyond productivist type of thinking in agriculture”, according to a leading researcher.
Dr. Maura Farrell, lecturer in the School of Geography, Archaeology and Irish Studies at the National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG), has highlighted the role women play as the “unsung heroes of the agriculture sector”.
Speaking at yesterday’s (Wednesday, February 3) ‘St Brigid’s Day: A Celebration of Women in Agriculture’ event, a collaboration between NUIG Galway and the Irish embassy in Mexico, Dr. Farrell said that “it’s time to move on from a male-dominated, patriarchal agriculture that we witness in Ireland”.
Shane Conway with his pedigree Charollais sheep at Caltra, Co Galway.
Two of the three finalists for this year’s Geographical Society of Ireland (GSI) doctoral awards collaborated extensively with Teagasc in the development of their research.
A former Teagasc Walsh Scholar Dr Jack McCarthy, along with Dr Shane Conway, will individually present their research to the GSI on Wednesday to compete for the overall prize.
The research
McCarthy’s PhD explored collaboration and co-operation amongst farmers and rural policy stakeholders involved in the EIP-AGRI initiative.
Dr David Meredith of Teagasc’s Rural Economy and Development Programme and Dr Christine Bonnin of UCD’s School of Geography supervised the research.
December 16, 2020 1:26 pm
Two of the three finalists for this year’s Geographical Society of Ireland (GSI) Doctoral Awards have been involved in research with Teagasc.
Dr. Jack McCarthy, a former Teagasc Walsh Scholar, and Dr. Shane Conway collaborated extensively with Teagasc in the development of their research.
They will present their research to the GSI today (Wednesday, December 16) to compete for the overall prize.
Collaboration and generational renewal
Dr. McCarthy’s PhD explored collaboration and cooperation among farmers and rural policy stakeholders involved in the EIP-AGRI initiative.
Dr. Jack McCarthy
Dr. David Meredith of Teagasc’s rural economy and development programme and Dr. Christine Bonnin of University College Dublin’s (UCD’s) school of geography supervised the research.
Teagasc well represented at Geographical Society of Ireland Doctoral Awards
Two of the three finalists for this year’s Geographical Society of Ireland Doctoral Awards, Dr Jack McCarthy, a former Teagasc Walsh Scholar, and Dr Shane Conway, collaborated extensively with Teagasc in the development of their research. They will present their research to the Geographical Society of Ireland (GSI) today, Wednesday, 16 December to compete for the overall prize.
Teagasc well represented at Geographical Society of Ireland Doctoral Awards
Dr McCarthy’s PhD explored collaboration and co-operation amongst farmers and rural policy stakeholders involved in the EIP-AGRI initiative. Dr David Meredith of Teagasc’s Rural Economy and Development Programme and Dr Christine Bonnin of UCD’s School of Geography supervised the research.