Caitríona
E: cmorrissey@farmersjournal.ie
T: 085-7192155
Caitríona Morrissey is news editor of the Irish Farmers Journal. Caitríona holds a BAgrSc honours degree in Animal Science from University College Dublin and hails from a farming background in Ardfinnan, Co Tipperary. Her home farm is a mixed farm, including dairy, tillage and store cattle. She is a former winner of the prestigious Guild of Agricultural Journalists “The Bull” award and an International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) award winner. An avid fan of equestrian sports, Caitríona breeds and produces sport horses.
Caitríona Morrissey on 21 Jan 2022
'Farmers have nothing to fear - our job is to feed the world'
Cork dairy farmer Cyril Draper is one of 38 farmers who have completed a diploma in environmental science and social policy with UCC and Carbery.
Caitríona Morrissey on 14 Jan 2022
Judgement reserved in An Taisce-Belview Supreme Court case
Amy Forde and Caitríona Morrissey report on the latest developments in the long-running saga surrounding the €140m proposed cheese plant.
Caitríona Morrissey on 07 Jan 2022
Call for men affected by suicide to help with research
Ireland’s first national survey on suicide bereavement has had mainly women respond and now there’s a call for more men to get in touch.
Caitríona Morrissey on 06 Jan 2022
Weekly podcast: fertiliser loans, beef and sheep prices and shed building
The Irish Farmers Journal team chats about the biggest stories of the week and discusses the fall-out.
Caitríona Morrissey on 05 Jan 2022
All eyes on fertiliser prices as gas price falls by half
EU gas prices have fallen by 52% since 21 December but the effect on fertiliser is yet to be seen.
Caitríona Morrissey on 04 Jan 2022
Minister Hackett to create citizens’ assembly panel for future forestry strategy
The plan is to use a citizens’ assembly-type panel to gather feedback on the development of a new forest strategy for the country.
Caitríona Morrissey on 31 Dec 2021
Spotlight on fertiliser prices as gas price falls sharply
EU gas prices have fallen by 50% since 21 December but the effect on fertiliser is yet to be seen.
Caitríona Morrissey on 29 Dec 2021
Flash floods fill slurry tanks and leave silage pits under water
On farms, sheds and silage pits were flooded and slurry tanks filled with water as torrents swept through farmyards.
Caitríona Morrissey on 26 Dec 2021
Watch: farms hit by flash flooding
Wexford farmers were badly hit on Christmas Day when rainfall hit levels not seen since the 1950s.
Caitríona Morrissey on 29 Dec 2021
‘Forgotten farmers’ to get €5,000 state payout
The group are those farmers who missed out on installation grants, young farmer top-ups and other schemes in the last CAP.
Caitríona Morrissey on 05 Jan 2022
Cabinet signs off on CAP plan
The Cabinet has signed off on Ireland’s CAP plan and the document will now need European Commission approval.
Caitríona Morrissey on 21 Dec 2021
McConalogue seeks Cabinet approval for CAP plan
Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue’s plan must be signed off by the Irish Government and be sent to Brussels by 31 December.