What happens to food if, as one third-generation farmer proclaims, the Irish climate is “in meltdown”? If the quick succession of two storms, Isha and Jocelyn, within a couple of days last month was an introduction to a new norm, how prepared is the agricultural industry? Was 2023 an outlier or a warning of worse to come? Kenneth Keavey is that third-generation farmer in Co Galway. His account of the challenges he is facing is shocking, consistent with Met Éireann’s 2023 figures released recently. Records went with regularity, consistent with global trends, so our reputation as a food island can…

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