Saoirse Mchugh
BSc Genetics 2012
Saoirse Mchugh
Saoirse McHugh was a Green Party candidate for the Midlands-North West region in this year’s European Council election...
Agriculture & Sustainability
Jianyin Zhang
PhD 1996
Jianyin Zhang
Jianyin Zhang of the Chinese Academy of Engineering was a keynote speaker at the 2019 International Conference on Water...
Niamh Muldoon
BA Politics and Economics 2003
Niamh Muldoon
In April 2019, solicitor Niamh Muldoon was appointed chief executive and registrar of the Veterinary Council Ireland. Th...
John Ryan
BAgrSc 1967, PhD 1971, DSc 1999
John Ryan
In 2018, Dr John Ryan won the prestigious Liebig Award, which recognises outstanding contributions in applied soil scien...
Emma Walsh
MBA 2013
Emma Walsh
In March 2019, Emma Walsh, COO of Food Cloud, gave a presentation on the “Future of Food Redistribution” at the Euro...
Amii Mckeever
BAgrSc 2003, MAgrSc 2006, ProfDip 2014
Amii Mckeever
In 2018, Amii McKeever became president of the Agricultural Science Association, the professional body for graduates in...
Marijke Beltman
ProfCert 2013
Marijke Beltman
Dr Beltman, diplomate, board member and secretary of the European College of Animal Reproduction, over the past year has...
Catherine Weadick Daly
BComm 2003
Catherine Weadick Daly
In late 2018, Catherine Weadick Daly became head of marketing and communications at Sustainable Nation Ireland and UN En...
Saoirse Mchugh
BSc Genetics 2012
Saoirse McHugh was a Green Party candidate for the Midlands-North West region in this year’s European Council elections but narrowly missed out on a seat. Standing for the environment, equality and progressive politics, McHugh ran for election because she was worried about lack of action on climate change. She came to prominence in a televised debate on RTÉ, prior to the election. Her performance was credited with adding to the “Green Wave” in Irish politics this year.
Jianyin Zhang
PhD 1996
Jianyin Zhang of the Chinese Academy of Engineering was a keynote speaker at the 2019 International Conference on Water Resources and Environment Research, which brings together researchers and practitioners from around the globe to present latest theoretical and practical research in water resources and the environment. Professor Zhang is a specialist in hydrology and water resources, and was formerly deputy director general of hydrology of the Chinese Ministry of Water Resources.
Niamh Muldoon
BA Politics and Economics 2003
In April 2019, solicitor Niamh Muldoon was appointed chief executive and registrar of the Veterinary Council Ireland. The primary function of the Veterinary Council Ireland, a statutory body, is to regulate the conduct and business of veterinary nurses and doctors in the State in the public interest. Prior to her appointment to the Veterinary Council, Muldoon had been head of corporate governance and secretary to the Medical Council of Ireland, which regulates doctors in Ireland. Before that, she was a partner in legal practice, Holohan Solicitors.
John Ryan
BAgrSc 1967, PhD 1971, DSc 1999
In 2018, Dr John Ryan won the prestigious Liebig Award, which recognises outstanding contributions in applied soil science research. His international career involves research, teaching, administration, leadership, and editorial assignments. A Fulbright scholar, Ryan has held positions at the American University of Beirut, the University of Arizona and the University of Nebraska. He is a fellow of the American Society for the Advancement of Science and has received the IFA Crop Nutrition and the IPNI Science Award.
Emma Walsh
MBA 2013
In March 2019, Emma Walsh, COO of Food Cloud, gave a presentation on the “Future of Food Redistribution” at the European Commission in Brussels, which highlighted delegated distribution and digital transformation for food redistribution. Food Cloud, founded in 2013, connects supermarkets with surplus food to charities via a technology platform.
Amii Mckeever
BAgrSc 2003, MAgrSc 2006, ProfDip 2014
In 2018, Amii McKeever became president of the Agricultural Science Association, the professional body for graduates in agricultural, horticultural, forestry, environmental and food science. This year, she left Glanbia to edit Irish Country Living, the weekly magazine of the Irish Farmers Journal.
Marijke Beltman
ProfCert 2013
Dr Beltman, diplomate, board member and secretary of the European College of Animal Reproduction, over the past year has been involved in Agri Aware’s #ManyHatsOneCAP campaign which aims to demonstrate the important role of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy. A graduate of the University of Utrecht, Dr Beltman began her career as an intern at UCD.
Catherine Weadick Daly
BComm 2003
In late 2018, Catherine Weadick Daly became head of marketing and communications at Sustainable Nation Ireland and UN Environment FC4S Europe. The UN-supported programme encourages global financial centres to place sustainable and green finance at the heart of their operations and help fight climate change.