Orla Kinane
Web & Digital Communications OfficerCurrent Projects
Managing web content with a focus on accessibility, multimedia and effective communication of research and technical information.
Education
Diploma, Web Design – IBAT Dublin (2025) — Practical training in HTML, CSS, responsive design, accessibility, typography and digital content, including hands-on work with no-code, low-code, AI-assisted and hand-coded web projects.
Professional Diploma, Social Media for Government and Public Sector – Public Sector Marketing Institute (2023) — Training in social media strategy, content development, audience engagement, analytics and public-sector communications.
MRes, Animal Behaviour and Welfare – University College Cork (2020) — Research focused on the impact of free lactation pens on sow and piglet welfare, behaviour and performance, contributing to published research on improved animal welfare in commercial pig farming.
BSc, Zoology – University College Cork (2016) — Broad training in animal ecology, biodiversity, conservation, environmental science and animal welfare, with a final-year research project examining problem-solving ability in dogs.
Kinane, O. Butler, F. O’Driscoll, K. Freedom to Move: Free Lactation Pens Improve Sow Welfare. Animals 2022, 12, 1762. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12141762
Kinane O, Butler F, O’Driscoll K. Freedom to Grow: Improving Sow Welfare also Benefits Piglets. Animals. 2021; 11(4):1181. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11041181
