2025
Exciting speakers lined up for Extensive Grassland Biodiversity Event
0 Exciting speakers lined up for Extensive Grassland Biodiversity Event Teagasc, in collaboration with The Heritage Council, is hosting an Extensive Grassland Biodiversity Event on Thursday, 12 June. Taking place over two venues: the Country Arms Hotel, Birr Co. Offaly from 10am to 1pm; and Birr Castle Demesne, Birr, Co. Offaly from 2pm […]
2 June 2025
National Centre for Brewing and Distilling officially opened
National Centre for Brewing and Distilling officially opened The National Centre for Brewing and Distilling, located at Teagasc Oak Park, was officially opened by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon T.D. Having been allocated funding of €2.3m by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine since 2020, […]
26 May 2025
Regional Collaboration Key to Unlocking Ireland’s Bioeconomy Potential
0 Regional Collaboration Key to Unlocking Ireland’s Bioeconomy Potential The bioeconomy plays a vital role in meeting Ireland’s climate targets, supporting biodiversity, and creating sustainable jobs across regions. Significant progress has been made through initiatives like the National Bioeconomy Action Plan 2023-2025 and the updated National Planning Framework. However, ensuring these national strategies […]
2 May 2025
LESS slurry spreading delivers air quality improvements
0 LESS slurry spreading delivers air quality improvements More farmers using Low Emission Slurry Spreading (LESS) technologies and a reduction in the volume of nitrogen fertilisers used in 2023 delivered improvements for Ireland’s air quality, a new report has shown. Read more
1 May 2025
Meeting of Global Climate Observing System- Ireland
Meeting of Global Climate Observing System- Ireland The Teagasc Department of Agribusiness and Spatial Analysis is hosting a two-day workshop from the 30th April in Ashtown, on Ireland’s role in monitoring Essential Climate Variables (ECV) as part of its role in the Global Climate Observing System- Ireland (GCOS-Ireland) committee. A GCOS National […]
30 April 2025
Signpost Webinar: Drainage status and Management of Peat Grasslands
Signpost Webinar: Drainage status and Management of Peat Grasslands On a recent episode of the Signpost Series, host Mark Gibson, Head of Teagasc Outreach & Innovation Department was joined by Dr. Patrick Tuohy, Research Officer, Teagasc to discuss the drainage status and management of peat grasslands. A questions and answers session took […]
25 April 2025
New analysis shows that tree diversity builds climate resilience and boosts economic return
New analysis shows that tree diversity builds climate resilience and boosts economic return In the face of mounting threats from climate change, mixed species forests have been called an ‘insurance policy’ for UK forestry in a new literature review supported by DEFRA and Teagasc. Looking beyond a traditional monoculture approach to forestry, […]
22 April 2025
Karl Richards, Head of Centre, on RTÉ’s Hot Mess Podcast
Karl Richards, Head of Centre, on RTÉ’s Hot Mess Podcast Dr Karl Richards, Head of Teagasc Climate Centre, features in this episode of the RTE podcast, Hot Mess, hosted by Philip Boucher Hayes. Karl discusses the Teagasc Marginal Abatement Cost Curve and the “menu” of technologies for the agriculture sector to reach […]
16 April 2025
Visit of MainstreamBio project to Moorepark
Visit of MainstreamBio project to Moorepark The team from the MainstreamBIO Project visited Teagasc Food Research Centre for an day of knowledge-sharing and collaboration. It was a opportunity to exchange ideas, explore potential partnerships, and underscore how our collective efforts are shaping the future of food science and bioprocessing. Presentations included those […]
10 April 2025
Signpost Webinar: The potential of plantain to reduce nitrate leaching in pasture systems
0 Signpost Webinar: The potential of plantain to reduce nitrate leaching in pasture systems On this episode of The Signpost Series, host Mark Gibson, Head of Teagasc Outreach & Innovation Department was joined by Dr. Patrick Forrestal, Teagasc & Dr. Aoife Egan, Water EIP to discuss the potential of plantain to reduce nitrate […]
4 April 2025