Denis Duggan (far right) at the launch of the 2016 Innovation Arena for the National Ploughing Championships. Duggan has been appointed the new Macra na Feirme CEO.
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Denis Duggan has been selected as the man to replace Edmond Connolly as the new CEO of the young farmers’ organisation.
Macra is expected to release a statement on Friday but the Irish Farmers Journal understands that Duggan has accepted the job offer.
Duggan mostly recently served as senior regional development executive for Enterprise Ireland and will bring years of business development to the role.
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He has also been instrumental in the Innovation Arena run with the Irish Farmers Journal at the National Ploughing Championships in recent years.
Connolly served as Macra CEO from 2008 to May of this year but took up a role as manager for the South East Regional Skills Forum.
Duggan was on a shortlist of the three for the role but it is understood that he accepted the job on Thursday.
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Denis Duggan has been selected as the man to replace Edmond Connolly as the new CEO of the young farmers’ organisation.
Macra is expected to release a statement on Friday but the Irish Farmers Journal understands that Duggan has accepted the job offer.
Duggan mostly recently served as senior regional development executive for Enterprise Ireland and will bring years of business development to the role.
He has also been instrumental in the Innovation Arena run with the Irish Farmers Journal at the National Ploughing Championships in recent years.
Connolly served as Macra CEO from 2008 to May of this year but took up a role as manager for the South East Regional Skills Forum.
Duggan was on a shortlist of the three for the role but it is understood that he accepted the job on Thursday.
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