2025 Positive Farmers Speakers
Michael Murphy
Michael, an Irish & international
farmer (Ireland, New Zealand,
Missouri USA) and investor, co-
creator of the Positive Farmers
Conference. Michael has been a
director of several businesses and
charities including the Hope
Foundation.
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Aine O Connell & Vinnie Griffith
Dairy farming in Claremorris, Co
Mayo
Aine and Vincent are dairy farming in
Claremorris, County Mayo. They are
milking a spring calving crossbred
herd focused on maximising the use of
grass.
Aine is IFA Dairy Policy Exec, with a
PhD in Dairy Science.
Vincent spent five years working in
Teagasc Moorepark. Where he
completed his PhD in grassland
science. He also spent two years
working on the Pasturebase Ireland
grassland database.
Dr Nollaig Heffernan
Nollaig works as an independent
management consultant specialising
in leadership and organisational
psychology. She is an author,
specialist lecturer and conference
speaker. Graduating with a BA in
applied psychology and with a PhD in
leadership psychology she works
internationally across all sectors but
is best known in the agricultural
sector for presenting on leadership,
employment, resilience, and time
management.
As a consultant, she helps businesses
to improve their performance by
increasing the efficiency of their
most valuable asset, their people.
Dr Brendan Horan
Principal Research Officer
Grassland Science, Teagasc. Moorepark.
Education
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Executive MBA, UCC
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PhD in Dairy Science, UCD
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Higher Diploma in Business Studies,
Michael Smurfit Business School,
UCD
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Bachelor of Agricultural Science, UCD
Dessie Fitzgerald
Life, Mind Health & Performance
Coach, & Motivational Speaker from
a Farming background in County
Cork.
After graduating as a Transpersonal
Counsellor and completing a Masters
in Personal and Management
Coaching, Dessie is now fortunate
enough to travel the world sharing
his story of how he worked his way
out of a wheelchair, came to terms
with the loss of his brothers and
went from being a man that did not
want to get out of bed in the
morning to a man that loves life
and embraces every second.
Roger Adams
Certified strength and conditioning
coach with the IRFU, a competitive
Masters Class body builder and a
life long Martial Artist.
Founder of the Master Trainer
Initiative App 35+ years coaching
experience 10 years owner of F1
Fitness Centre.
Now a Private Practice PT
