Digitising dairy: How Ireland’s first sheep cheese producer kept up with the modern world

Sean Fitzgerald, a pioneer in sheep cheese production in Ireland, has become a recent digital convert in order to keep up with the times and imrpove his artisan cheese business

Sean Fitzgerald, Cratloe Hills Cheese at his farm in Co Clare. Picture : Eamon Ward

From handwritten dockets to tablet-based orders, one of Ireland’s pioneer sheep cheese producers is embracing digitisation to keep his business competitive.

Sean Fitzgerald, founder of Cratloe Hills Sheep’s Cheese, saw an opportunity in this change to expand his skill set and business to cater to an ever-digitising world.