'A great day for female farmers': Cork organic beef farmer named best in Europe

Kay O’Sullivan also writes a monthly column for the Irish Examiner’s Signpost series

Kay O’Sullivan runs Glynn Organic Farm, a 63-hectare cattle and sheep enterprise in north Cork that has been certified organic for more than 16 years. Picture: Chani Anderson

Cork farmer Kay O’Sullivan has been named Best Organic Beef Farmer at the 2026 EU Organic Awards in Brussels.

Ms O’Sullivan runs Glynn Organic Farm, a 63-hectare cattle and sheep enterprise in north Cork that has been certified organic for more than 16 years. She also writes a monthly column for the Irish Examiner’s Signpost series.