Ealier this month, our Group 1 representative for the UK and Ireland, Fiona O Leary, attended the 2024 Five Nations Conference in Bangor C. Down in Northern Ireland. In her own words, here is a round-up of this incredibly informative and inspiring event. On Wednesday the 17th of October 2024, I hopped in my car after work and drove the …
Exploring future pathways for a sustainable food system transformation
At the start of October, member of our pool of external representatives (PER), Charlotte Jackson from NFYFC, attended the University of Bologna in Italy. She was attending an event entitled ‘Exploring future pathways for a sustainable food system transformation’, which was co-organised by the Joint Research Center of the European Commission and the University of Bologna, Department of Agricultural and …
Rural Voices: Energy Transition 101
By Caroline O Connor, member of Macra Na Feirme, the Irish Young Farmers and Rural Youth Organisation. A friend of mine from Macra na Feirme rang me on the 20th August and asked me if I wanted to go to Manchester for 5 days to a Rural Youth Europe event on renewable energy. I was at a loose end at …