The country’s co-op chairs are not unified on the role of Ornua in marketing Irish dairy produce. In an exclusive survey of dairy co-op chairs by the Irish Farmers Journal, the majority do support Ornua’s work. However, this view is not shared by all.

The Irish Farmers Journal also carried detailed analysis of who is on each of the boards, how much they receive in salary or remuneration, and the corporate governance structures in each co-op.

The vast majority of co-ops neither have much in the way of gender balance nor non-executive directors.

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