Méabh O'Hagan
Climate Action and Sustainability Advisor for Teagasc
Méabh O’Hagan | |
What year did you leave the Marist? | 2010 |
What are your favourite memories of the Marist? | Playing basketball, and Mr Ó Náraighs céilí mór. |
Were you a boarder/day pupil? | No boarding in my day. |
What subjects from school are/were most helpful to you? | Chemistry, Biology, English, Geography. |
Were you part of any club or team while in school? Memories of this? | I was on the basketball team – great memories of singing on the bus to and from games. |
Are you in contact with any of your class? | Yes plenty. |
What has your career path been since you left the Marist? | I went onto college thinking I wanted to do veterinary science, but instead ended up enjoying agricultural science so much I stuck with it and I now work with Teagasc – The Agriculture and Food Development Authority |
If you attended College –what college/s did you attend? | UCD |
What course/s did you study? | Bachelor Degree in Animal Science
Masters in Agricultural Innovation and Support |
What did the course/s involve – subjects/assessment etc? | Exams, assignments, group work, presentations, on farm practicals, lab work, writing a thesis.
Soil science, animal husbandry, grass production. |
Is/was there a lot of study to do? | Yes but lots of fun to be had too. |
Can you tell us about what your current job involves? | I am currently working as a Climate Action and Sustainability Advisor for Teagasc. I am working with farmers in Louth, Meath and Dublin to help them reduce the greenhouse gases from their farm to improve the environmental sustainability of Irish agriculture. |
What advice would you give to our current Marist students | You don’t need to know what you want to do for the rest of your life at 18 – enjoy the journey. |