Mná na hÉireann - Carina Roseingrave

Mná na hÉireann - Celebrating Irish women at home and abroad.Journalist Ciara Riordan interviews one Irish woman per episode.Three defining moments, what being an Irish woman means to them, Irish women they look up to, best advice they got from an Irish woman, their favourite Irish saying, and a quick-fire at the end Taytos or King crisps, Lyons or Barrys tea.Carina Roseingrave is a full-time farmer, entrepreneur, who was recently named the Department of Agriculture’s WomanFarmer Ambassador for the International Year of the Woman Farmer. Carina farms at the foothills of the Burren, alongside her brother Gerry, where they run a thriving mixed farm with dairy, beef and pedigree suckler cattle. When Covid and the pandemic hit, she ventured into growing an egg business - Burren View Farm eggs. She credits the ACORNS programme which helps early-stage female entrepreneurs living in rural Ireland for supporting her and providing her with the assistance she needed to start running her farm like a business.Carina also stars in the new film ‘Voices of IrishFarmers: A love story’. She was a member of the Clare team that won the All-Ireland Junior Camogie Championship in 2008, scoring a goal in the final. She was a Camogie All Stars "Young Player of the Year" award winner in the same year.  She is from Co. Clare and lives in Co. Clare. www.mnanaheireann.iewww.ciarariordan.com