O'Brien Farm | Galway

Arrabawn Co-Operative

Father and son duo Vincent and Conor O’Brien farm together in Kilmurry, Tynagh, Loughrea, Galway with the help of Ivor Glennon. Also present on the farm is Vincent’s wife, Mary, and Conor’s wife and kids, Orla, Frank, Alex and Kate. The O’Brien team are keen to ensure their farm is as sustainable as possible and recently invested in a state-of-the-art milking parlour and cow drafting system to provide a more efficient and safe working environment. A relatively new addition to the dairy world, Conor joined his father on the farm three years ago. Vincent had just acquired an adjacent farm and they decided to begin increasing the herd numbers together. Although their passion clearly lies in dairy farming, the duo are conscious that maintaining a healthy work life balance is of the utmost importance.

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 ‘the new parlour has enabled us to have a much better work life balance’

‘the new parlour has enabled us to have a much better work life balance’

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 ‘You have to have balance in your life’

‘You have to have balance in your life’

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 ‘We are keen to future-proof the farm’

‘We are keen to future-proof the farm’

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 ‘since acquiring the additional land, we now have the capacity to expand further’

‘since acquiring the additional land, we now have the capacity to expand further’

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