Jon Parry

Keen advocate of vibrant rural communities. Munster Rugby & Shrewsbury Town FC Fan. Principal of Gurteen College

[Jon Parry @ParryJea]

So proud of our colleague Richard Hamilton @GurteenCollege

[IHFA @i_h_f_a]

The Irish Delegation at the World Holstein Friesian Federation Conference in France. A busy few days of conference proceedings with some of the top Holstein experts around the world. Patrick Kelly, Laurence Feeney, CE, Richard Hamilton, President and Paul Hannan, Chair IHFA.

[St. Joseph's CBS Nenagh @CBSNenagh]

We were delighted to welcome Jon Parry, Principal at Gurteen Agricultural College

An engaging presentation about Level 5 & Level 6 Certificates in Agriculture available, and the exciting Level 7 & 8 Degrees in Agricultural Science and Sustainability, run in conjunction with TUS.

[Jon Parry @ParryJea]

Thanks to all our partners who helped make this happen, the equine sector is such an important part of rural Ireland. @dfet_loetb @teagasc @HRIRacing @HorseSportIRL

[Gurteen College @GurteenCollege]

Our Level 5 Certificate in Horsemanship/Equitation students have been busy getting to know our horses and develop their riding skills today!

It's not too late to enroll on this course either- though we've only a couple of places left. Learn about this course on our website!

[Jon Parry @ParryJea]

Wonderful to catch up with my ex colleague and inspirational agent of change

[Helen Brookes @brookeshelen]

Made it to #Ploughing23 (just) weathers abit biblical but grateful to @ucdagfood for hosting me on their stand this morning

[Jon Parry @ParryJea]

Hefin - if you are ever in Tipperary do call in. @GurteenCollege farm is joy to work with, 250 vey high EBI Dairy cows, 80 superb suckler cows, 450 ewes, 120 acres of tillage plus plenty of woodland, bog, and water. A truly world class learning environment

[Hefin Richards @HefinR]

@ParryJea @GurteenCollege @teagasc Looks like a lovely college farm fair play 👌

[Jon Parry @ParryJea]

Sunday morning walk, @GurteenCollege suckler cows relaxing in the sun, alongside the @teagasc carbon flux tower, which continues to collect important data about our drained peat soils.

[Jon Parry @ParryJea]

@salopcast @RuytonShrew @uberpricey Thanks - always good to hear your views, don’t get to many matches since we emigrated to Tipperary.

[Jon Parry @ParryJea]

A new dawn for equine @GurteenCollege … now the horses are in the stable we are ready to welcome the students. After a 4 hiatus we are proud to be back serving this important sector of the rural community

[Gurteen College @GurteenCollege]

With the equine course starting on Monday we've been busy welcoming in some of the lovely horses ready for the students arrival next week!

It's not too late to apply for this course either, as we've a final few places left! Check out the course on our website, or give us a call!

[Jon Parry @ParryJea]

Typo corrected … thanks Hefin👏

[Hefin Richards @HefinR]

@ParryJea @GurteenCollege 😉

[Jon Parry @ParryJea]

That’s a wrap! Harvest 2023 is complete, the last of our Spring Batley combined and straw baled. @GurteenCollege

[Jon Parry @ParryJea]

This is becoming a habit 😀@IrishCountryLiv have another fab feature on some @GurteenCollege students.

[Jon Parry @ParryJea]

A beautiful evening, the cows are in great condition, the spring barley is safely in the shed and the straw and a baled 👌

[Jon Parry @ParryJea]

We are so proud to have Catherine as a member of the @GurteenCollege alumni

[Irish Country Living @IrishCountryLiv]

This week's cover star Catherine Grier talks to us about swapping wellies for football boots as she represents her country as part of the Irish Deaf Women's Futsal team at the World Cup in Brazil. https://t.co/J3NrBBnVuV

[Jon Parry @ParryJea]

Thrilled to read Catherine’s story in the @farmersjournal. It is lovely to hear the warmth she expresses towards the learner support staff @GurteenCollege

[Jon Parry @ParryJea]

It’s good to see so many happy faces at @GurteenCollege - the start of term is always a joyous occasion.

[Gurteen College @GurteenCollege]

Our full-time Level 5 Agriculture students have been starting to get to know one another and settle into Gurteen life today with some tug-o-war and soccer matches! 💪
We still have a final few places, and it's not too late to join- call us on (067)21282 and let's have a chat!

[Jon Parry @ParryJea]

It was real pleasure to host the conference and share some of the stories from @GurteenCollege first 75 years

[Michael O'Connell @MOConnell07]

#AHSI conf (cont.). 1 Sep @GurteenCollege Several short lectures & presentations on 19C & 20C Ag. ed. & rural life. History of Gurteen outlined by Principal, Jon Parry, with major contributions from Robert Armitage & Richard Hamilton. RH gave us tour of the fab farming facilities

[Jon Parry @ParryJea]

Fantastic to see these students representing Ireland and clearly enjoying their experience 👏 Thanks to @teagasc and @fbd_ie for making this happen

[Anne-Marie Butler @kkamb10]

A busy and productive day for the @teagasc team at the first day of competition. Sincere thanks to our loyal sponsor @fbd_ie. Busy day two tomorrow. 👏🤞🇮🇪 @GurteenCollege @kc_horticulture

[Jon Parry @ParryJea]

@allaboutthecows Done ✅….Very best of luck, I know all those that attended ESEE 23 conference in Toulouse were very impressed by your work. The passion has always shone through.

[Jon Parry @ParryJea]

I am so grateful to the dedicated farm staff … grabbing small opportunities when the weather allows is the story of harvest 23. Winter oats sown by the @GurteenCollege crops and machinery students, combined this evening at 19% moisture

[Jon Parry @ParryJea]

A very busy campus tonight as we make the final preparations for the @EnergyinAgri show tomorrow. If you are curious about smart climate, farm diversification or farm energy @GurteenCollege is the the only place to be