The March meeting of the Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) Executive Council welcomed several further firms into its membership.

First up is The Cooney Furlong Machinery Company; it’s based in Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford. The firm sells and hires agricultural machinery, as well as providing service and parts.

Willie John Kehoe, from Kehoe Farming, picking up a new Case IH Puma 175 CVX from ‘The Cooney Furlong Machinery Company’ this week

The business was recently appointed as the Case IH dealer for counties Wexford, Wicklow and Carlow. It is also an agent for Vaderstad equipment.

Next up is Mulchrone Bros – located outside Westport, Co. Mayo; it stays busy selling and hiring agricultural and plant machinery.

Image source: Shane Casey

The business is a dealer for a range of brands including Kubota, NC and Malone among others.

Kirrane Machinery has also joined the FTMTA. It is located in Claremorris, Co. Mayo and is a retail dealership that sells and services a range of machinery.

The firm is a dealer for German manufacturer Weidemann – known for its wheeled loaders and telehandlers – for counties Mayo and Galway. It is also a dealer for several other brands too.

Also new to the association is MDE Agri Parts – based at Drumbane, Kesh, Co. Fermanagh. It offers a range of services including the sale of machinery, breaking of tractors and sale of parts – both at its retail premises and online.