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Irish Examiner
09-07-2025
- Business
- Irish Examiner
Cork dairy giant Carbery invests €700k in new research trial on farms
A fund of €700,000 has been secured to trial methane-reducing technologies on 10 additional dairy farms in West Cork as part of ingredients and food giant Carbery's Farm Zero C research project. The Farm Zero C initiative aims to create a blueprint for an economically viable, sustainable, and carbon neutral dairy farming model. Carbery is partnering with Climate KIC, a leading European climate innovation agency, to trial the new technologies on farms. The technologies will include a treatment for improving manure management and satellite technology to map biodiversity, and expanding the research underway as part of Farm Zero C. 'We've seen first-hand through Farm Zero C and through the outcomes of our FutureProof sustainability bonus (where farmers are paid a premium to implement certain sustainability initiatives on their farms), that cutting emissions and maintaining profitability can go hand in hand,' said Carbery director of sustainability Enda Buckley. 'This project gives us the opportunity to bring these practical solutions to more farmers, faster.' Methane from enteric fermentation and manure management accounts for over two-thirds of Ireland's agricultural emissions, and almost 20% of the country's overall greenhouse gas emissions. The initiative will prioritise 'ready now' innovations, to reduce methane emissions rapidly while retaining profitability. These technologies include Glasport Bio's Slurry Abate system. The wider Farm Zero C project is also looking at funding models and financial supports to make methane reduction technologies more affordable for farmers. Finance innovator and not-for profit Bankers without Boundaries will assist in exploring financial mechanisms like carbon payments, green loans, and cooperative incentive schemes. The first year of the programme announced this week will focus on trialling technologies, building collaboration with the 10 farmers, collecting baseline data, and developing viable financial and narrative models. In year two, these insights will be scaled, and a second farmer cohort onboarded. 'We have been seeing what works on one farm, as part of Farm Zero C. This project is about taking what has been tested on one farm and bringing it to more of them. We will see then what works practically and what will actually make a difference to the average farmer," said John O'Donoghue, one of the farmers who will be participating in this trial.
Irish Examiner
08-07-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Muskerry in seventh heaven as hat-trick hero Chris Óg Jones produces the goods
Muskerry 7-11 Carbery 1-18 Cork star Chris Óg Jones landed 3-3 as Muskerry's goalscoring ability was crucial in getting past the Carbery challenge in Tuesday's McCarthy Insurance Group Premier SFC clash at Castletownkennigh. The Mid-Cork division will face Duhallow next week with a place in the quarter-finals of the championship proper at stake, and they stayed on course to retain the Tadhg Crowley Cup thanks to their green-flag fever. In the second minute of the second half, Muskerry midfielder Cillian O'Donovan capped a gallop through the middle with a finish to the net that did not lack panache - it put his side 3-3 to 0-11 in front and a point from Cork star Chris Óg Jones extended the lead. Carbery might have hit the front again as Aaron Hayes set up Olan Corcoran for a goal chance but Joe Creedon kept that out and Muskerry compounded matters by claiming a fourth goal immediately after. Corner-back William Ronan was the chief architect as Chris Óg Jones raised his second green flag and the county man's second point made it 4-5 to 0-11 with 37 minutes on the clock. Frees from Damien Gore and some nice scores by Olan O'Donovan allowed Carbery to hold pace for a time after that and the latter's fourth point left four in it, 4-9 to 0-17, with four minutes left. Muskerry made sure of things as Alan Quinn scored a fine individual goal and then Paul Ring's pass allowed Liam O'Connor to make it six. Olan O'Donovan did register a late Carbery goal – he finished with 1-5 – but Chris Óg Jones had the final say at the death, his deflected shot sneaking in. Carbery had had whatever breeze was there in the first half but it was not a material factor in them making much of the early running. They had an early 0-4 to 0-1 lead, though Quinn would have a Muskerry goal but for a Damien O'Sullivan save. Ryan O'Donovan extended the Carbery advantage in the wake of the goal chance before another one afforded Muskerry a way back into contention. Wing-back Seán O'Leary's driving run was the catalyst and he exchanged passes with Chris Óg Jones to give Quinn another opportunity. While O'Sullivan saved again, the wing-forward was being fouled as he shot and a penalty was awarded. Chris Óg Jones made no mistake from the spot and though Carbery responded with scores from Olan Corcoran (two-pointer) and the impressive Seán Daly to move 0-8 to 1-1 ahead again, Muskerry found a purple patch as half-time approached. They had a second goal when Daragh Ó Laoire' point attempt came back off the post and Ian Jones reacted well to claim the rebound and fire home; that was augmented with points from Liam O'Connor and Ó Laoire as they seized the lead for the first time, 2-3 to 0-9. However, Damien Gore's two-pointer sent Carbery in with the lead and Keith O'Driscoll extended the advantage on the restart. It was the last time they led, though. Scorers for Muskerry: C Óg Jones 3-3 (1-0 penalty, 1 2ptf), L O'Connor 1-3, I Jones 1-2, A Quinn 1-1, C O'Donovan 1-0, D Ó Laoire 0-1. Scorers for Carbery: O O'Donovan 1-5 (1 2pt), D Gore 0-5 (0-3 f), R O'Donovan (0-1 f), K O'Driscoll, S Daly, K Casey 1 2pt) 0-2 each. MUSKERRY: J Creedon (Uibh Laoire); D O'Donovan (Uibh Laoire), N Lordan (Ballinora), W Ronan (Kilmurry); S O'Leary (Kilmurry), P Ring (Aghabullogue), A O'Sullivan (Aghabullogue); C O'Donovan (Macroom), C Gillespie (Aghabullogue); A Quinn (Macroom), L O'Connor (Inniscarra), D Ó Laoire (Naomh Abán); D Ó Ceallaigh (Naomh Abán), C Óg Jones (Uibh Laoire), I Jones (Uibh Laoire). Subs: C Dodd (Canovee) for D O'Donovan, E O'Leary (Macroom) for Ó Laoire (both 37), K Manning (Uibh Laoire) for O'Leary (42), J O'Donoghue (Uibh Laoire) for Gillespie (52). CARBERY: D O'Sullivan (Ilen Rovers); S O'Riordan (Barryroe), P Healy (St Oliver Plunkett's), L Hourihane (St Colum's); S Daly (Randal Óg), C O'Brien (Gabriel Rangers), P O'Driscoll (Gabriel Rangers); S Ryan (Ballinascarthy), I Jennings (Kilmacabea); K Casey (Bantry Blues), A Hayes (St James'), O Corcoran (St Mary's); R O'Donovan (Barryroe), D Gore (Kilmacabea), K O'Driscoll (Gabriel Rangers). Subs: G O'Callaghan (Gabriel Rangers) for P O'Driscoll (half-time), L Shorten (Tadhg Mac Cárthaigh) for R O'Donovan (41), M O'Donovan (Tadhg Mac Cárthaigh) for K O'Driscoll (46), P Wall (Kilbrittain) for Casey (57), D O'Connor (Tadhg Mac Cárthaigh) for Hourihan (59). Referee: J Regan (Lough Rovers).
Irish Examiner
08-07-2025
- General
- Irish Examiner
From rain to results: Managing grass and breeding in Bandon
Cows are milking around 23L and 4.12% fat and 3.6% protein as of June 24, 2025, and they are currently on 3kg of 14% concentrate per day. I used all artificial insemination this year. I did not use any stock bull. We will finish our breeding around July 20. Repeats have quietened down. We got a good few repeats around week six of breeding, everything has settled down since then. There is bull running with the heifers at the moment. These heifers were also synchronised. I have not scanned anything yet. I walked the farm on Wednesday. I have one paddock at 1,500kg DM/ha and one paddock at 1,650kg DM/ha. I am going to skip these two paddocks in the hope that I can bale them next week. My cover per livestock unit is at 150. This is a bit low so if I run tight in grass, I will be able to go back and graze my two heaviest paddocks instead of baling them. This is not ideal, but it may be my only option if I do run tight on grass. With the rain at the end of June, I am confident that growth rates will be high for the next few days and my cover per livestock unit will increase. My demand at the moment is 62kg DM/ha/day and growth is at 70kg DM/ha/day. To date, I have not done any pre-mowing or topping of paddocks. As I said, I took out five paddocks for first-cut silage, I like to take out paddocks for bales when there is a surplus of grass on farm. Sometimes this can lead to me being tight on grass for a few days, but I find I have better quality of grass for the cows to graze compared to pre-mowing or topping. Our re-seeds are in six weeks now. They are coming up to the right stage now for spraying. They had excellent germination, and I top-dressed them with 25 units of nitrogen about a week ago. I hope to spray these fields as soon as possible, once the weather permits. I will be spraying these fields with Clovermax to protect the red clover in the swards. I signed up to the Farming for Water EIP through my Carbery ASSAP advisor. I am signed up to complete a nitrogen surplus plan and I will get my slurry tested. I am applying for a nitrates derogation. All drains and rivers are fenced back 1.5 metres to keep cows and run-off away from watercourses. I have all my water troughs kept over 20 metres away from water courses. All gutters and run-off in the yard is kept to a minimum to try and keep clean water and dirty water separate. I'm hoping to get along to Carbery's Milk Quality and Sustainability farm walk on Glenn Forde's farm on Friday, July 25. Dermot and Linda Walsh are farming in Lislevane, Bandon, with their children Tadgh, Aoife, Maebh, and Eoin. They milk 84 cows and supply Barryroe Co-op. Read More Dermot's planning ahead to make best use of nutrient applications
Irish Examiner
24-06-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Strong second half showing sees Muskerry into Premier SHC Divisional/Colleges semis
Cork Premier SHC Divisional/Colleges quarter-final: Muskerry 3-16 Carbery 0-15 A strong second half display saw Muskerry advance to the Divisional/Colleges seeded section of the Co-Op SuperStores Cork Premier SHC at the expense of Carbery at Ovens on Tuesday evening. Diarmuid Kirwan's team will now meet UCC in the last four of the seeded section. There were only three points in it at half-time, with the eventual winners having their noses in front before they pushed on after the break in what was an impressive team performance in the second period. In a sluggish start, Muskerry did start positively with a goal after just 30 seconds when David Casey finished beautifully to the back of the net following a driving run. The sides traded early points in a game dominated by poor shooting. Liam Hourihane hit a great point for Carbery as they trailed by two points after eight minutes but a Shane Tarrant effort did settle Muskerry after a nervy start. A pair of Caolan O'Donovan points, one from a free, left Carbery a point adrift, but they were too reliant on him to get scores throughout. Muskerry put together three unanswered white flags with Mark O'Connell's effort the pick of the scores, 1-5 to 0-4 after 20 minutes. Carbery then scored three points on the trot of their own with O'Donovan slotting over two frees and a Shane Crowley effort. Muskerry did get the last two scores of the half through Adam Dinan and Tarrant, 1-7 to 0-7 at half-time. The Mid-Cork division were beginning to assert their dominance as they slotted over four of the first five points of the new half. Jack Devine of Muskerry and Michael O'Driscoll of Carbery do battle. Picture: Jim Coughlan O'Donovan was excellent for Carbery, very accurate from frees, as he landed another placed ball, 1-11 to 0-9 with 20 minutes remaining. Muskerry though were playing all the hurling as they were starting to show their quality. They hit two of the next three white flags before scoring two goals in the space of 50 seconds to put the game to bed. Bradley and Casey scoring the goals, with the first one eye catching after James Lane gave a great ball to the Aghabullogue marksman, 3-13 to 0-10 after 46 minutes. To Carbery's credit, they kept going right to the end as the players represented their clubs and division proudly. They landed five of the last eight points as they finished the game strongly even if the encounter had long slipped away from them. Paudie Crowley and Ciarán Dullea with two excellent scores for the West Cork outfit. It is the end of the road for them this year though as Muskerry march on. Scorers for Muskerry: M Bradley 1-7 (0-5 f), D Casey 2-1, S Tarrant 0-4, A Dinan 0-2, M O'Connell, J Foley 0-1 each. Scorers for Carbery: C O'Donovan 0-8 (0-7 f), L Hourihane, C Cronin, J Lucey, S Crowley, C Dullea, P Crowley, Donncha Collins 0-1 each. MUSKERRY: C Sheehan (Éire Óg); P O'Sullivan (Aghabullogue), C Timmons (Aghabullogue), L Hennigan (Kilmichael); M Lucey (Donoughmore), C McGoldrick (Éire Óg), O O'Driscoll (Cloughduv); S Tarrant (Aghabullogue), M O'Connell (Dripsey); J Devine (Cloughduv), J Foley (Aghabullogue), D Casey (Éire Óg); M Bradley (Aghabullogue), J Lane (Aghabullogue), A Dinan (Donoughmore). Subs: B Hurley (Éire Óg) for J Devine (36), B Horgan (Kilmichael) for M Lucey (52), M O'Sullivan (Dripsey) for J Foley (54), C Sexton (Donoughmore) for C Sheehan (57). CARBERY: Micheál O'Driscoll (Diarmuid Ó Mathúnas); D Curtin (St Mary's), S O'Riordan (Barryroe), R Lucey (Diarmuid Ó Mathúnas); R Scanlon (St Mary's), C O'Sullivan (Diarmuid Ó Mathúnas), C O'Donovan (Diarmuid Ó Mathúnas); L Hourihane (St Colum's), S Crowley (Randal Óg); J Lucey (Diarmuid Ó Mathúnas), N O'Driscoll (St Oliver Plunkett's), Donncha Collins (Randal Óg); P O'Sullivan (Randal Óg), P Crowley (Dohenys), Michael O'Driscoll (St Mary's). Subs: C Cronin (Dohenys) for P O'Sullivan (23, inj), Declan Collins (Dohenys) for D Curtin (h-t), C O'Neill (Randal Óg) for N O'Driscoll (40), C Dullea (St Oliver Plunkett's) for S Crowley (48). Referee: Kevin O'Sullivan (Valley Rovers).
Irish Examiner
10-06-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Avondhu outclass Carbery in Cork Premier SHC Divisional/Colleges opener
Avondhu 3-28 Carbery 0-20 Avondhu had too much class for Carbery as they romped to victory in the Co-Op SuperStores Cork Premier SHC Divisional/Colleges clash at Ballinlough on Tuesday evening. This opening round encounter was dominated by the North Cork outfit from start to finish. They had a very balanced team with a nice spread of scorers and a resolute defence. They have the potential to do well in this section, but stiffer tests lie ahead. Avondhu will now meet Duhallow in Round 2 while Carbery take on Muskerry. The winners set out their stall early on, showing incredible accuracy as they pushed into a 0-7 to 0-4 lead after the first quarter. Stephen Condon, Colin O'Brien and Luke Keating all influential in raising white flags. The latter extended Avondhu's advantage, but in fairness to Carbery, they were having a lot of the ball, but wayward shooting was leaving them down. Avondhu put together five unanswered points to lead 0-13 to 0-4 with nine minutes to the break. Caolan O'Donovan, Peter Collins and Conor O'Sullivan efforts did leave Carbery just six points adrift, 0-13 to 0-7. Avondhu finished the half the better though, hitting three of the last five points, 0-16 to 0-9 at half-time. The game was as good as over just a minute into the new half when Johnnie Murphy raised a green flag for the North Cork team. The game tipped along as the winners led 1-20 to 0-15 after the third quarter with the excellent O'Brien scoring some gorgeous points for Avondhu. They tacked on two more points before Carbery's best player, Caolan O'Donovan, sent over two great scores, 1-22 to 0-17 with 10 minutes to go. Avondhu dominated the closing stages in a free-flowing contest with very little bite or tackling. The North Cork men were 1-26 to 0-19 clear after 57 minutes before Murphy and Condon bagged goals in quick succession. Avondhu landed two of the last three points to run out easy winners. Scorers for Avondhu: S Condon (1-6, 1f), C O'Brien (0-7, 2f), J Murphy (2-0), L Keating (0-5), J Magner, P Walsh (0-3 each), L Cronin (0-2), D O'Reilly, S O'Callaghan (0-1 each). Scorers for Carbery: C O'Donovan (0-11, 7f), P Collins, J Lucey, M Cahalane, C O'Sullivan (0-2 each), D Collins (0-1). AVONDHU: D O'Connell (Dromina); P Walsh (Kilshannig), B Carey (Araglen), S Killeen (Liscarroll/Churchtown Gaels); D O'Reilly (Ballyhooly), J Keating (Kildorrery), S O'Callaghan (Liscarroll/Churchtown Gaels); L Carey (Kilworth), L Cronin (Killavullen); J Murphy (Dromina), P Hannon (Harbour Rovers), L Keating (Kildorrery); J Magner (Killavullen), C O'Brien (Liscarroll/Churchtown Gaels), S Condon (Liscarroll/Churchtown Gaels). Subs: E Sykes (Ballyhooly) for L Carey (49), F Hickey (Araglen) for L Keating (52), C Twomey (Araglen) for J Magner (54), V Daly (Liscarroll/Churchtown Gaels) for D O'Reilly (55). CARBERY: M O'Driscoll (Diarmuid Ó Mathúnas); D Curtin (St Mary's), S O'Riordan (Barryroe), J O'Callaghan (Diarmuid Ó Mathúnas); M Lawton (Argideen Rangers), T Twohig (Bandon), R Lucey (Diarmuid Ó Mathúnas); C O'Sullivan (Diarmuid Ó Mathúnas), P Collins (Randal Óg); C O'Donovan (Diarmuid Ó Mathúnas), M Cahalane (Bandon), D Collins (Randal Óg); P O'Sullivan (Randal Óg), G O'Donovan (Diarmuid Ó Mathúnas), J Lucey (Diarmuid Ó Mathúnas). Subs: S Crowley (Randal Óg) for P O'Sullivan (h-t), N O'Driscoll (St Oliver Plunkett's) for M Lawton (35), C O'Neill (Randal Óg) for D Collins, M O'Driscoll (St Mary's) for D Curtin (both 50), C Dullea (St Oliver Plunkett's) for R Lucey (56). Referee: Robert Whelan (Gleann na Laoi).
