Ronan Byrne, of the Friendly Farmer based near Athenry, won the ‘Rising Star of 2014’ prize at Farmer of the Year awards. Ronan is an entrepreneurial specialist at The Innovation Academy, and will be working with The Academy’s adult cohort in Limerick next month. Ronan’s farm was visited in April by awards judges Liam Myles and Ella McSweeney, presenter on RTE’s Ear to …