Agricultural Science Association honours communication expert Miley

The Agricultural Science Association presented its Distinguished Member Award to Michael Miley, one of the country’s leading communications experts in the agri-food sector.

He was accorded a standing ovation by a record 510 attendees at the association’s annual conference banquet in Killashee House Hotel, Naas, Co Kildare.

Mr Miley, a native of Rahara, Co Roscommon, is only the 10th recipient of the award in the 62-year history of the association.

Previous recipients included professors Seamus J Sheehy and Joe Mannion, UCD, and Tom Raftery, UCC, and the former Concern director, Tom Arnold.

Mr Arnold, who announced that Mr Miley had been chosen for the honour, said ASA was not alone honouring a superb professional but a warm and caring human being.

Mr Miley studied agricultural science in UCG and UCD and then worked as a presenter and producer of farm programmes with RTÉ. A former head of communications with Teagasc, he is a former president of the association, and is now a public relations consultant with Pembroke Communications.