My Presentation to "Planning for Labour Supply" HIF Seminar January 16 2019 It has been a busy start to 2019. In my role as Coordinator of the Horticulture Industry Forum…

Winter Solstice takes place at 22;23 Friday Jan 21 2018 2018 has been an exciting, productive, challenging and though provoking year. On the Facilitation front the biggest highlight was to…

Last Tuesday, as Coordinator of the Horticulture Industry Forum (HIF) I spent the day discussing the challenges facing the industry with 14 grower representatives, the Minister for Horticulture and representatives…

Over the past 35 years of my working life, I cannot remember a period of so much uncertainty. Brexit, climate change, political upheavals and the decline of organised religion to…

For most of my working life I have been self-employed. I didn't set out to work for myself, it just happened. When I qualified as a teacher it was almost…

As I write rain is falling here in Fingal . 8.2mm has fallen in the past 4 hours. The first significant rain that we've had here since early May. Like…

"Flavours of Fingal", Newbridge House, Dublin The current spell of very dry weather is enjoyable, causing problems and thought provoking. As I write early in the morning all the windows…

Last Thursday, the new Teagasc  Horticulture, Forestry and Education Facility at its campus in Ashtown, Dublin was officially opened. This is a wonderful new facility, involving a €2.1m investment in…

Last Monday, As Co-ordinator of the Horticulture Industry Forum, I travelled North to visit a number of producers and to address a meeting of the Northern Ireland Horticulture Forum. Vice-Chair…

Pro-Action Café I was honoured to be the Event Moderator and facilitation design consultant for the EU Ideas Lab 2018, which took place in Brussels over 3 days at the…