An IFA meeting tackling farmer burnout, Fair Deal and pensions will take place in Nenagh on Tuesday 21 May.

Speakers include Harold Kington, who has been a vocal mental health advocate and very public about his own issues with depression.

“Our mental health and looking after it is paramount to us being able to manage our business,” organiser of the event and IFA north Tipperary chair Imelda Walsh said.

The ongoing delays in Fair Deal will also be discussed by IFA Galway chair Anne Mitchell, who has many years’ experience working for the Department of Social Protection.

The meeting will take place in the Abbey Court Hotel at 8.30pm and is free to attend.

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