Pat McCormack and Lorcan McCabe will take office today, 19 December, after they were elected

earlier this month as the new president and deputy president of the ICMSA.

Pat McCormack was announced as the new president at the association’s AGM in November.

The Co Tipperary dairy farmer was most recently the association’s deputy president and previously served as chair of the dairy committee. He takes over from John Comer, who served a maximum six-year term.

Deputy

It was also announced that Co Cavan dairy farmer Lorcan McCabe has been elected as deputy president of the ICMSA.

McCabe, who farms near Baileborough in east Cavan, was the association’s farm business committee chair and was also the chair of the ICMSA’s farm services and environment committee.

Lorcan McCabe, the new ICMSA deputy president, on his farm in Co Cavan.

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