With the theme \u201cBuilding Success, Breaking Barriers,\u201d the event highlighted resilience, determination and the growing influence of women in agriculture.<\/p>\n
Outgoing DWI President Mary Kinston opened the conference by announcing a 25% increase in membership over the past year, a clear sign of the organisation\u2019s expanding national impact.<\/p>\n
She expressed her pride in seeing the community continue to strengthen and thrive.<\/p>\n
A diverse line-up of speakers, including MEPs Cynthia N\u00ed Mhurch\u00fa and Maria Walsh, shared personal stories of overcoming challenges, seizing opportunities and building meaningful careers, encouraging attendees to stay open to new possibilities.<\/p>\n
The afternoon session, facilitated by IFA Deputy President Alice Doyle, featured powerful testimonies from Shannon Porter, Imelda Kinsella and Katherine O\u2019Leary on resilience, navigating change and finding strength in community.<\/p>\n
This year also marked DWI\u2019s first-ever Gala Dinner and fashion show, which sold out completely.<\/p>\n
The evening brought attendees together for celebration, connection and entertainment, with a standout fashion show showcasing style, confidence and functional farm wear from Irish brands and local boutiques.<\/p>\n
Newly appointed DWI President Fiona O\u2019Donnell expressed her delight at the success of the event. \u201cThe sold-out gala dinner, the extraordinary speakers and the energy in the room reflected the strength of our organisation and the real appetite for connection among women in agriculture.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo see such an overwhelming response to our first-ever gala dinner was beyond anything we anticipated. I would also like to extend a heartfelt thank you to Michael Berkery, chair of FBD, for his generous sponsorship of this year\u2019s conference. We are truly grateful,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
Michael Berkery, Chair of FBD Trust said: \u201cFBD was delighted to sponsor this year\u2019s Dairy Women Ireland Conference. We are proud to partner with an organisation like Dairy Women Ireland that is championing communities every day.\u201d<\/p>\n
DWI extends its sincere thanks to all speakers, sponsors, volunteers and attendees whose support made the 2025 conference such a success.<\/p>\n
Planning is already underway for next year as the organisation continues championing, connecting and empowering women across the Irish dairy industry. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With the theme \u201cBuilding Success, Breaking Barriers,\u201d the event highlighted resilience, determination and the growing influence of women…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":162378,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[26916,61,60,47806,43],"class_list":{"0":"post-162377","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ireland","8":"tag-farming-news","9":"tag-ie","10":"tag-ireland","11":"tag-john-bohane","12":"tag-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162377","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=162377"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162377\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/162378"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=162377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=162377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=162377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}