Tirlán

We are proud to announce that Tirlán has been honoured with two prestigious awards at the Lean Business Ireland Awards held in Croke Park Tirlán received the Large Lean Business of the Year award, sponsored by IDA, Enterprise Ireland, and the ICBE Irish Centre for Business Excellence. This recognition underscores our commitment to continuous improvement, acknowledging our organisation-wide Operational Excellence Strategy focused on productivity, competitiveness and employee involvement. We also congratulate Business Excellence Specialist Ciarán Heffernan for being named Lean Champion of the Year. This award recognises Ciaran’s exceptional leadership and dedication to lean practices, including his efforts in problem-solving, process improvement, and waste reduction.   Head of Operations and Supply Chain Excellence Michael Phelan said: “Continuous improvement is fundamental to driving future success for Tirlán by delivering real change and business impact. These awards are a positive recognition of our ongoing progress and learning. All of our teams across Tirlán continue to work together by openly sharing ideas on our journey towards excellence.”   #HereforGood #CollaborateforSuccess #AdaptToGrow

Tirlán and our Avonmore brand - the #1 milk brand in Ireland, are excited to be a main sponsor to Savour Kilkenny Food Festival this October bank holiday weekend. Join us in Kilkenny for the 16th annual event featuring the bustling Savour Market; cookery demos by top chefs; interactive talks and family entertainment. The team at Avonmore, have been busy cooking up a storm to bring the best of both their new to market innovations including Avonmore High Protein Soup, a delicious new range and Avonmore Vitamins AND More, a low-calorie drink combining water, juice, and tea, packed with protein and essential vitamins to boost immunity, energy, and muscle maintenance. 📅 On Saturday on the mainstage at 3pm, Avonmore sponsors Rory O’Connell’s cooking demo. Rory is a classically trained chef with a wealth of experience from some of the world’s top kitchens and co-founder of the renowned Ballymaloe Cookery School. Entry to the Savour Market, cookery demos and talks are all free. At the launch, Tirlán’s Chief Operating and Consumer Officer Jim O'Neill said: “Tirlán is delighted to once again support the Savour Kilkenny festival as a showcase of all that is good Irish food. As a food and nutrition co-operative, we have deep roots in the farming sector throughout the South-East and our organisation is a major driver of the rural economy.” For more visit savourkilkenny.com #hereforgood #irishfood #SavourKilkenny

Tirlán has continuously focused in innovation in our grains portfolio to meet consumer demands and deliver premium payments to our farmers. 🌾 As part of a long-term strategy, Tirlán invested in our state-of-the-at Oats Mill and our Innovation Centre to enable us to grow our premium grains portfolio for world markets. We have just confirmed that for Harvest 2024, over €3 million will be paid out in premiums for quality and value-add grains to our grain growers above feed prices. This includes value-add crops like Gluten-free Oats, Food grade Oats, Roasting Barley, Malting Barley, Seed grain and HEAR Oilseed Rape, which offer farmers additional returns above standard grain prices. Our innovation has included our range of functional oat flours that can be found in some of the world’s leading consumer brands and our Avonmore Oat drinks for national and international markets. John Murphy, Tirlán Chairperson said: “The 2024 season saw significant growth in Tirlán's premium grain portfolio, with an emphasis on high-value crops such as Gluten-Free Oats and HEAR Oilseed Rape, benefiting farmers with higher returns. I am very pleased that for the first time, over 50% of our green grain intake has qualified for premium crop payments.” #HereForGood #Sustainability #Grains Click here for full details 👉 bit.ly/3UhjOko

Tirlán has been recognised by Bord Bia - The Irish Food Board as the only company to achieve Origin Green Gold Membership for fifth year in a row. The Gold Members were formally acknowledged at Bord Bia’s annual Origin Green Sustainability Seminar, which was opened by Charlie McConalogue T.D., Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine. At the Seminar, Aoife Murphy, Tirlán Chief Ingredients Officer, participated in a panel discussion, moderated by David McGee PwC. The panel explored the potential impact of climate change on the Irish Food System. Speaking about the achievement Dr. Lisa (Elisabeth) Koep, Tirlán Chief ESG Officer, remarked: “Our ongoing success with the Origin Green Gold award, our fifth in a row, is a testament to the hard work and achievements of our teams and farm families across our entire business, from suppliers to operators to our R&D teams at our Innovation Centre in Ballyragget.” Read more here 👉 https://bit.ly/3zUVo9A #hereforgood

Not one but two of our Tirlán CountryLife stores have made the final cut in the prestigious AIB Merchant Services Retail Excellence Ireland Awards for 2024. Tommie Campbell, branch manager for Tirlán CountryLife in Fethard, Co Tipperary, has made it to the last 5 in the nation-wide competition which celebrates and rewards the nation’s Retail Manager of the Year. Excitement is also building in Tirlán CountryLife in Athboy, Co. Meath, managed by Darren Kelly. The recently-refurbished and extended Athboy branch is among the Top 30 finalists in the National Retailer of the Year category in the competition. The annual awards celebrate the very best of Irish retail and having two stores in the running for top prizes is a huge honour and testament to the work that Tirlán CountryLife management and employees do every day, Ailish Byrne, Chief Agri Officer at Tirlán said. “Our Tirlán CountryLife branches each have their own in-store horticulturist to offer free information, advice and support to our growing customer base. It’s particularly rewarding to see teams from two of our recently refurbished and extended branches in the running for awards. Read more 👉 https://bit.ly/4hayqMu #hereforgood

We had an amazing time welcoming our Milk Suppliers to our Ballyragget site for the recent Open Days. From facility tours to engaging stands at the Tirlán Experience Expo showcasing every corner of our business, it was a day full of insights, collaboration, and recognition of the hard work and dedication from our farm families. Thank you to everyone who joined us and made the event such a success! 🙌🐄 #hereforgood

Today, we come together to mark World Mental Health Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness and promoting mental well-being. At Tirlán 50 colleagues embark on the Tirlán Mountain Challenge in Connemara over the next two days, raising funds for our mental health charity partner, Aware. The event will involve two mountain challenges, climbing 1,800 meters over two days and covering a distance of 22km. On World Mental Health Day we would also like to celebrate the work of Aware, a charity dedicated to supporting mental health in Ireland. This collaboration is particularly fitting as we focus on raising awareness and providing support for mental health issues among our colleagues and the wider community. By participating in the Tirlán Mountain Challenge, we are helping to raise vital funds for Aware and highlight the importance of mental health. To donate 👉 https://lnkd.in/euWNabaw #hereforgood

This week marks Mental Health Awareness Week at Tirlán, which gives us an opportunity to revisit some useful self-care strategies for improving our mental health. As part of Mental Health Awareness Week, our charity partner Aware will host a free webinar on Wednesday 09 October, ‘Depression: It’s More Than Just Feeling Sad’ where they will explore what depression is, how it can affect us and what we can do to support ourselves and our loved ones. The session will include both clinical expertise and lived experience perspectives. Register for webinar here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eQwqQ5pu Aware is dedicated to providing support, education, and information to those affected by depression, bipolar disorder, and related mood conditions. Also this week, we will mark World Mental Health Day when we embark on the Tirlán Mountain Challenge. By participating in this challenge, we are helping to raise vital funds for Aware and highlight the importance of mental health. To donate 👉 https://lnkd.in/euWNabaw #hereforgood

Tirlán Co-op shareholders have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a proposal to change the rules of the Society to give more flexibility to manage its financial investments on behalf of Members. The result at today’s Special General Meeting (SGM) was in excess of 80% in favour of this proposal. Following today’s vote, the rules will change to allow the Board of the Co-op greater flexibility in managing its investment in Glanbia plc. Tirlán Co-op today holds a 28.9% shareholding in Glanbia plc, which is valued at more than €1.1 billion. The positive vote will facilitate the release of approximately €222 million of value to Members through a spin-out of 15 million Glanbia plc shares, which will take place as early as possible in 2025. Commenting after the result was announced, John Murphy, Chairperson of Tirlán Co-op, said: “This is a transformational outcome for our Co-op. Today’s positive vote will provide our ambitious Co-op with greater flexibility to better manage our financial investments. The core aim of today’s resolution is to drive farm family income, secure the future for this generation and, equally importantly, ensure we have a strong Co-op for the next generation.” For more 👉 https://bit.ly/4dyUGMV #hereforgood

We’re hoping there will be a ‘pot of gold’ at the end of the rainbow for our charity partner, Aware, during our Charity Hike on October 11th and 12th! 🌈 As part of Mental Health Week 2025, Tirlán employees will be lacing up their boots and hitting the Hills of Connemara to support mental health awareness. Walking and spending time outdoors is not only great for physical health but also vital for mental well-being. Together, we’re supporting Aware in their mission to provide support, education, and information around mental health. To ensure everything is perfect for the main event, some of our team took on a recce climb last weekend, with a rainbow appearing over Connemara National Park. 🏞️ Despite the challenge, we’re more excited than ever to take on the full hike! Let’s walk together for a healthier mind and support a great cause along the way. Help us to support Aware by donating here 👉 https://lnkd.in/euWNabaw