Sustainability Stories

Up to 50 employees of our farmer-owned cooperative are lacing up their boots, scaling new heights and looking for support as they aim to raise needed funds for Aware.

Dan Somers is the third generation to farm their lands near Arklow, Co Wicklow. He farms alongside his father Danny and knows every inch of the farm and his uncle’s farm across the road that shelter in the valley.

Tirlán highlights collaborative approach to enhancing water quality and supporting the retention of the Nitrates Derogation during EU Commission visit.

Over 60 cyclists from Tirlán got on their bikes in a bid to raise over €75,000 for charity.

Tirlán is the first company to achieve 5 years of Gold Membership in a row.

Tirlán and our farmers are donating €5,000 to Embrace FARM to support their work helping families affected by farm accidents.

Over 300 farmers attended the Tirlán and Teagasc ‘Farming for the Future’ water quality event on the farm of Donal Kavanagh, near Baltinglass, Co Wicklow.

River Slaney catchment and Tirlán dairy suppliers Alan & Cheryl Poole say the river that flows through their farm is an invaluable asset the family has appreciated, protected and enjoyed for generations.

Tirlán is encouraging all farmers to join them on a practical, pragmatic ‘Farming for the Future’ farm walk open event on Donal Kavanagh’s farm near Baltinglass, Wicklow on Friday, June 21, beginning at 11am.

Tirlán dairy suppliers, Alan and Cheryl Poole, have been congratulated for their work to boost biodiversity on farm by the Department of Agriculture, as it marked World Bee Day.

Applications now open for over 20 places on fully-funded Diploma in Environment, Sustainability and Climate

Tirlán launches a collaborative initiative, Farming for Water: River Slaney Project, designed to enhance water quality.

To celebrate IWD 2024, Tirlán has partnered with Riley, a sustainable period product subscription service, to provide free period products to employees.

Tirlán was delighted to claim the ‘Green Large Organisation of the Year’ at the Green Awards 2024.

Castlecomer is first of Tirlán’s 52 stores to adopt low carbon model as part of wider ‘Living Proof’ sustainability strategy

70 Tirlán employees from all parts of the business are scaling new heights this weekend.

Tirlán employees are getting on their bikes tomorrow, Friday September 8, in a community-wide drive to raise funds for and awareness of three major charities that do Trojan work in the region.

Throughout the month of June, Tirlán is celebrating Pride month and our 2,300 employees are coming together in solidarity, friendship and understanding to celebrate and raise awareness about the LGBTQ+ community.

Glanbia Ireland and its farm family suppliers have hit their Operation Biodiversity tree-planting target a year early.

Avonmore has switched to paper straws on its milk supplies for over 240 schools nation-wide

FarmGen’s Solar PV rooftop systems help power energy-intensive processes on farm, reducing the costs of milk cooling, vacuum pumps and water heating – the three processes which account for around 80% of total milk parlour energy consumption.

Horticulturist with Glanbia CountryLife Malachy Doherty is living proof of the company’s commitment to sustainability.

Glanbia Ireland has been focused on reducing its energy consumption across its 11 production sites for a considerable time.

Dairy farmer Shane Fitzgerald from Portlaw in County Waterford is Living Proof of the commitment of Glanbia Ireland’s milk suppliers to the sustainability of their family farms and local communities.

Glanbia Ireland is delighted to announce a new five-year sustainability partnership with Teagasc and the wider Agri-food sector through the Signpost Programme.

Glanbia Ireland has launched a new knowledge transfer programme in partnership with the media outlet, the Irish Farmers Journal, called Sustainable Farm Insights.

Habitats such as hedges, watercourses and field margins are features that define the Irish agricultural landscape and boost the biodiversity and sustainability of our farms.

Our Open Source™ Programme is Glanbia Ireland’s sustainability and quality assurance programme that seeks to protect, enhance and promote the integrity of our products from primary producer to end-user.

We understand the importance of promoting soil health and biodiversity on farms. These yield strong benefits in terms of the ecosystems on farm and optimising animal and plant performance.

Glanbia Ireland was one of the driving forces in creating Dairy Sustainability Ireland to help drive change for the future.

We work together with our farmers at every step along the supply chain to realise energy efficiencies for the betterment of the environment and the economic sustainability of the farm.

The commitment of Irish farmers to the animals in their care and our outdoor grass-based milk production system ensures that the health and welfare of animals in Irish dairy herds sets a leading standard internationally.

When it comes to our herds, our cows spend most of the year outside grazing on acres of rich and plentiful grass. Due to our temperate climate with abundant rainfall, in winter they move inside and enjoy a diet of grass ensiled from the fields during summer.

Our teams are continuously assessing the latest technologies and processes to ensure our facilities become ever more efficient and achieve our vision for sustainability.

We are proud to be associated with the creation of a new programme to provide one-to-one on-farm assessments to focus on water quality.

Milk production in Ireland has grown in recent years, both as a result of the removal of milk production quotas in the EU in 2015, and the increasing demand for whey protein globally.

Our Open Source Future Farm programme, run with state advisory body Teagasc, seeks to harness advancements in technology and farm practices to support farmers to make changes for a more profitable and sustainable future.