About
Natural Fibres Ireland was founded in 2026 as an independent, founder-led sector-development initiative working nationally across Ireland.
Who is behind it
Founder & lead
Cian works across bioeconomy project development, stakeholder engagement and industrial-hemp policy, with a focus on turning good research and rural resources into practical value chains.
On 1 July 2026, he gave evidence to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food on industrial hemp for fibre and hurd, arguing that a credible sector needs more than cultivation: it needs processing infrastructure, standards, end users and market confidence.
Read the Oireachtas opening statement ↗
The purpose of Natural Fibres Ireland is broader than hemp: to help build the connective infrastructure that can make Irish fibre crops, wool and underused biomass more useful to industry.
Current status
Natural Fibres Ireland is not a government body, regulator, certification scheme or licensing authority. This website does not claim a company, CLG or statutory status. If a formal legal structure is established, its details will be published here.
How we name partners
Organisations are described as partners, supporters or collaborators only where that relationship has been agreed. Being mentioned as part of the wider sector does not imply endorsement.
How we publish
Regulatory and policy pages are linked back to official sources and carry review dates so readers can distinguish current guidance from older material.
Why this structure
The first job is not to look large. It is to be useful, accurate and transparent enough that farmers, companies, researchers and public bodies can engage with confidence.
As formal governance, advisory roles and partnerships develop, this page will be updated rather than implying structures that do not yet exist.
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