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Letter: can vets only be educated south of the Liffey or Shannon?
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Animal disease respects no borders and ensuring a high level of veterinary service throughout the island benefits our entire agricultural community, writes Gerald Roarty
4 December 2024 News
New campaign to dispel common myths on dairy
The new campaign is centred around a survey for third-level students in colleges across the country, typically aged between 17 and 24 years of age.
29 November 2024 News
SETU scoops Great Agri-Food Debate title
This latest win makes it four-in-a-row for SETU.
Katherine O'Leary: 'He had the same university experience like his siblings'
Graduation day in UCC was crazy day of juggling appointments before a beautiful celebration, writes Katherine O'Leary.
27 November 2024 Katherine O'Leary
Everyday’s a school day... even at 67
Retired dairy farmer Pat Savage is hoping his story will inspire other mature students to follow their dreams and go back to education, writes Sarah McIntosh.
27 November 2024 Education
Irish universities in final stage of 'Great Agri-Food Debate'
Climate targets and meat consumption will be among the key topics at the event on Thursday 28 November at South East Technological University Waterford.
19 November 2024 News
Careers: Katie makes the big jump from racecourse to college course
Professional jockey Katie O’Farrell is leading groundbreaking research on the mental health and coping strategies of jockeys, writes Sarah McIntosh.
13 November 2024 Careers
Careers: ‘There are many opportunities and benefits within the sector’
As part of the ASA travel bursary series, Brona McCabe from the Dundalk Institute of Technology talks about her experience working on JF Cobb & Sons dairy farm in Dorset, England.
6 November 2024 Education
Careers: Government needs to do more for dealerships
Ahead of this year’s FTMTA Farm Machinery Show, labour shortages and interest rates are two of the challenges facing the sector, writes Sarah McIntosh.
6 November 2024 Recruitment
Kerry’s dairy training programme now a Level 7 certificate
The pilot training programme originally ran online over nine weeks in 2023, with one interactive in-person training day at UCC.
1 November 2024 News
Obituary: Death of Dr John Fay
The death has occurred of Dr John Fay, the former principal of Greenmount College
30 October 2024 Northern Ireland
Careers: calving over 1,000 cows on a grass-based system in England
As part of the ASA travel bursaries series, UCD student Shane O’Brien from Co Leitrim talks about his time on dairy farms in Saskatchewan, Canada and Sansaw Dairy, Shrewsbury.
23 October 2024 Education