Chloe Conroy
Portlaoise,Ireland
Summary
Final-year Agricultural Science student with a strong blend of technical knowledge and practical industry experience. Gained hands-on exposure across commercial dairy farm operations alongside professional experience with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, providing insight into regulatory frameworks, policy, and the wider agri-food sector. Demonstrates strong analytical ability, attention to detail, and effective communication skills, with experience working in team-oriented and high-performance environments. Highly motivated to contribute to data-driven, sustainable farm production systems within the Irish agricultural sector.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
18
18
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Clerical officer
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Wexford, Johnstown Castle
2025.05 - 2025.09
- Completed 16-week placement for college in the Water and Air quality division in Johnstown castle.
- Utilised Microsoft Excel for data entry, analysis, and visualisation of environmental monitoring datasets, including use of formulas and pivot tables.
- Contributed to a research project on the organic farming movement, analysing policy developments, sustainability impacts, and regulatory frameworks.
- Observed on-site inspections of agricultural and environmental operations and supporting compliance checks with senior inspectors.
Dairy farm assistant
Dairy Farm - Liam and William Hanrahan
Clare
2025.01 - 2025.05
- Actively gaining experience on a busy 200 dairy cow herd during an extremely busy period throughout the spring for 17- weeks for college placement.
- Precise application of organic and chemical fertiliser, using soil samples to locate areas of low (P) and (K) indexes and where lime was needed when the soil pH levels were inadequate in paddocks.
- Have assisted and been given responsibly with calving cows, milking, calf feeding, grass walks and dosing of animals.
Farm assistant
Dairy, Beef and Tillage Farm – Paul Delaney
Laois
2023.05 - 2025.01
- Gain experience milking on a busy 75 dairy herd along with the tillage and beef enterprise on the farm.
- Explored sectors of agriculture such as dairy and tillage which I had very little knowledge of before.
- Assisted in the harvesting process, facilitated crop collection each season.
- Ensured clean facilities for animal welfare with regular cleaning and maintenance tasks, taking grass measurements, milking, rearing and feeding calves.
Education
The Heath National School
2008.09 - 2016.07
Scoil Chriost Ri Portlaoise
2016.09 - 2022.06
Bachelor of Science - Agricultural Science
University College Cork
2022.09 - 2026.09
Skills
- Communication skills
- Quick learning
- Time management and flexibility
- Teamwork skills
- Problem-solving skills
Accomplishments
- Won the Junior A Leinster Gaelic football title in 2019
- Runners-up in Laois football county finals in 2023 and 2022
Leaving Cert Results
- Points- 488
- Mathematics H4, English H3, Irish O3
- French H5, Accounting H2
- Geography H2, Biology H2
References
DAFM- Noeleen McDonald- 053 9114126
William Hanrahan- 0876505858
Professor Frank Buckley- frank.buckley@ucc.ie
Timeline
Clerical officer
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
2025.05 - 2025.09
Dairy farm assistant
Dairy Farm - Liam and William Hanrahan
2025.01 - 2025.05
Farm assistant
Dairy, Beef and Tillage Farm – Paul Delaney
2023.05 - 2025.01
Bachelor of Science - Agricultural Science
University College Cork
2022.09 - 2026.09
Scoil Chriost Ri Portlaoise
2016.09 - 2022.06
The Heath National School
2008.09 - 2016.07