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Bridget Lynch

Research Officer

Research Interests

I am a Senior Research Officer in the Department of Environment Soils and Land Use Department in Johnstown Castle. I lead the agronomic aspects of the Agricultural Catchments Programme and manage the soil science, gaseous emissions, mitigation measures and socio teams in the programme. My other research interests include: Evaluation of multispecies swards for livestock systems; Biological Nitrification Inhibition derived from plants (plantain focussed); cover crops to reduce nutrient loss and knowledge transfer of environment focussed on farm technologies.

I am an adjunct Associate Professor in the UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science.

Current Projects

  • Agricultural Catchments Programme – Phase 5
  • BNIPASTURES – Reducing N2O emission from ruminant systems through accelerating nitrification inhibition in ryegrass and plantain mixed pastures
  • FertiGo – Improving fertilizing strategies by innovative use of Plantain (Plantago lanceola) in agricultural systems
  • LowFarmN – The development of low nitrogen grassland-based systems of integrated crop-livestock production
  • Multi4More – designing multispecies swards for agronomic, livestock and environmental performance

Education

  • 2025, Professional Diploma in Strategic Leadership, DCU Business School
  • 2016, Professional Diploma in University Teaching and Learning, University College Dublin
  • 2008, PhD, University College Dublin
  • 2004, Bachelor of Agricultural Science, University College Dublin

View publications by Bridget Lynch

  1. Pierce, K.M., McKay, Z.C., McCarty, K.M., Fahey, A.G., Wallace, M., Lynch, M.B., Walsh, N.A., Ryan, N., Dooley, N. and Mulligan, F.J. (2026). A higher-output grass-based spring-calving dairy production system in Ireland – factors influencing performance variability over a nine year period. Journal of Dairy Science. https://doi.org/10.3168/jdsc.2025-0967
  2. McCormack, M., Bragina, L., Hall, G., Ezzati, G, Buckley, C. and Lynch, M.B. (2026). The role of Mandatory and Voluntary Management Changes to Improve Nitrogen Use Efficiency on Derogation and Non-Derogation Dairy Farms in Ireland. Journal of Dairy Science. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2025-27663
  3. Baker, S., Ikoyi, I., Sheridan, H., Finn, J.A., Shackleton, J., Grace, C., Grange, G. and B. Lynch. Calibrating and validating the use of rising plate meter to estimate herbage mass in multispecies swards. Grass and Forage Science. https://doi.org/10.1111/gfs.70030.
  4. Healy, M., Hearn, C., Egan, M, Burchill, W., Lynch, M.B., Buckley, F. and O’Donovan, M. (2026). Nitrogen losses from perennial ryegrass and plantain monoculture swards following seasonal applications of dairy cow urine: A lysimeter study. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 30: 110106 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2025.110106
  5. Zurovec, O., Hall, R., Hawtree, D., Galloway, J., Leach, S., Wall, D.P., Richards, K.G. and B. Lynch (2025). Determinants of Soil pH and Nutrient Management Changes in Agricultural Catchments of Ireland. Soil Use and Management. https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.70148.
  6. Mellander, P-E., Bol, R., Bieroza, M., Burgess, E., Ezzati, G., Glendell, M., McCormack, M., Morton, P.A., Stutter, M., Adams, K., Adams, R., Bhowmik, S., Brosens, L., Cassidy, R., Djodjic, F., Drohan, P., Drinan, T., Farrow, L.G., Hallberg, L., Hawtree, D., Haygarth, P., Jordan, P., Kyllmar, K., Lannergård, E., Livsey, J., Lovynska, V., Murphy, C., Murphy, R., Negri, C., O’Connell, D., O hUallachain, D., Quinn, P, Ryan, M., Trojahn, S., Wilkinson, M.E., Wyanants, M., Zurovec, O. and Lynch, M. B. (2025). Achieving agricultural and environmental targets in a changing climate requires a whole-system approach. Discover Geoscience, 3: 205. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44288-025-00321-4.
  7. Baker, S., Finn, J. and Lynch, M.B (2025). An online survey of farmers’ perspectives on the adoption of multispecies swards: barriers, benefits and knowledge gaps. Grassland Research. https://doi.org/10.1002%2Fglr2.70026.
  8. McCormack, M., Buckley, C., Lynch, M.B. and Loughrey, J. (2025). Farmer willingness to adopt mitigation measures for water quality improvements. Applied Water Science. 15: 316. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13201-025-02585-0
  9. Galloway, J., Ezzati, G. Hawtree, D., Richards, K., Lynch, M.B., Burgess, E., Zurovec, O., O’Neill, M and Mellader, P-E (2025). Using generalized additive models to investigate drivers and controls on stream water nitrate concentrations in four agricultural catchments. Agricultural Water Management, 315, 109552. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2025.109552