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At the National Ploughing Championships today, Friday 21 September, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine, Andrew Doyle TD launched a new Forestry Module in the Teagasc Certificate in Agriculture programme. This module, along with other forestry course components, will be delivered by newly-appointed Teagasc Forestry Liaison Officer, Richard Walsh. Pictured discussing the new forestry module were: Paul Hennessy, Principal Teagasc Kildalton Agriculture and Horticulture college; Andrew Doyle TD, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine; Richard Walsh, Teagasc Forestry Liaison Officer; and Noel Kennedy, Teagasc Forestry Department.

New Forestry Module in Teagasc Certificate in Agriculture courses

At the Teagasc exhibition at the National Ploughing Championships today, Friday 21 September, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food & the...

Teagasc College of Amenity Horticulture – Update from the Principal John Mulhern

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GEOFFREY WRIGHT WINS ITB ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IN HORTICULTURE AWARD SPONSORED BY WESTLAND HORTICULTURE

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Sustainability research by Teagasc PhD student wins AES Best Poster Award

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Merit Award for ITB Horticulture student Geoff Wright at the Student Entrepreneur Awards

Sponsored by Enterprise Ireland, Cruickshank Intellectual Property Attorneys and Grant Thornton, the Student Entrepreneur Awards offers third level students from all academic disciplines and...