‘Good years will come again’ for 1,200 agriculture students

ABOUT 1,200 students attend full-time agricultural courses in Ireland. At Clonakilty Agricultural College, Michael Stack, from Farran, Co Cork, is a third-year student, from a non-farming background.

“I always had an interest in farming and agriculture, and wanted to get a better education in farming. From a young age, I worked on my uncle’s farm, I just enjoy farming life and want a career from it,” he says.

There are 80,000 people working in the agri-sector in Ireland, and Michael Stack’s aim, once qualified, is to forge a career in this sector.