IFA nominees for treasurer and rules committee

The Irish Farmers Association has named the nominees running for positions at next week's AGM.

Thomas Hubert

9 January 2018

IFA nominees for treasurer and rules committee

Current IFA treasurer and returning officer Jer Bergin. \ Claire Nash

The election for national treasurer/returning officer will be contested by outgoing dairy chairman Sean O’Leary, south Leinster chairman James Murphy, north Tipperary chairman Tim Cullinan and Galway chairman Pat Murphy.

An election will also take place for the council seat on the national rules committee. The candidates nominated for this contest are outgoing county chairmen John Bambrick (Kilkenny), Billy Cotter (north Cork) and John Hanley (Roscommon).

Pat Hennessy of Laois, who holds the south Leinster seat on the rules committee, was re-nominated and is returned unopposed.

Current IFA treasurer and returning officer Jer Bergin, who ends his term at the AGM, announced the list following the close of nominations this Tuesday.

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