Dear Members

Please note three important deadlines coming up for the Agricultural Journalism Awards, a super professional development opportunity through IFAJ and an ENAJ low budget press trip to Vienna.

Guild member, Chris McCullough reports from his recent ENAJ trip to Croatia.It is the youngest member of the European Union having ascended in 2013 but already Croatia is boosting its agricultural industry with investment and sourcing of new export markets. 

Congratulations to Oonagh O’Mahony from IFP Media who was selected to represent Ireland at the IFAJ-Alltech Young Leaders in Agricultural Journalism Bootcamp.

Ciara Leahy, Chairman, Guild of Agricultural Journalists; Zoe Kavanagh, Chief Executive, NDC; Michael Creed, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine; and Fiona Muldoon, Chief Executive, FBD Holdings Plc announced the details of the 2018 Guild of Agricultural Journalists Awards.

The Guild of Agricultural Journalists presented the details of the Guild of Agricultural Journalism Awards 2018 to Michael Creed, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The awards, which are held every two years, aim to encourage excellence in the coverage of farming, food and rural life on the island of Ireland. 

The late Olive Daly with Paddy O’Keeffe (deceased), Brian Donaldson, former president of the Guild of Agricultural Journalists and current international delegate, and Aidan Cotter, former CEO, Bord Bia.

On behalf of the Guild of Agricultural Journalists, the Committee would like to extend its condolences to the family of the late Olive Daly, who passed away on April 19, 2018.