Agri-Business
Sligo IFA was due to meet tonight to vote for a candidate for the Connacht Chairman position, however due to a bereavement it's been postponed.
County Chairmen from the five Connacht counties, Galway, Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo and Leitrim, will today be voting for a Connacht IFA Chairman.
The former President of the IFA Eddie Downey has said that he feels responsible that Irish farming is going forward with a new IFA.
Rural Life
Yesterday evening saw Galway dairy farmer Joe Healy elected as the 15th President of the IFA, following weeks of election campaigning.
Opinion
Joe Healy, the relatively unknown candidate of the three, swept the boards at today’s count to elect a new President of the IFA.
IFA election as Galwayman Joe Healy becomes the 15th President of the IFA.
The new President of the IFA, Joe Healy has said that a united IFA is necessary to return a viable margin to farmers.
After taking a dominant lead early in the morning, Galwayman Joe Healy has been elected the 15th President of the IFA.
Galwayman Joe Healy has taken a dominant lead in the IFA election count to be the next President of the IFA.
Today is the count in the IFA presidential election, as well as the Deputy President and Munster Chairman.
Today, April 19, is the day that the IFA finds out who the new President of the association is following weeks of debates and voting.
After weeks of debating and voting the IFA ballot papers will be counted tomorrow in Dublin to elect its 15th President.
IFA members have finished voting to elect the next President of the IFA and the counting of the votes will start on Tuesday.
Two months on from the deadline for nominations for Connacht IFA Chair, the region remains in deadlock with no candidate fitting the criteria.
With just under two weeks to go in the IFA Elections race, voter turnout remains good in IFA branches across the country.
The IFA deputy candidates and branch secretaries have been reminded of the rules governing the election process, that letters or literature from candidates should not be read out before voting at meetings.
IFA Election voting is continuing around the country this week as members decide on what candidate they want to front the association.
Voting got underway earlier this week for the 2016 IFA Elections for President and Deputy President of the association.
A state of shock is descending on the farming community today, as it is expected that IFA will announce today that is to cancel its election due to 'lack of interest'.
IFA members began voting for the next President and Deputy President of the IFA last night (March 29) at branches across the country.
The issue of IFA levies and, in particular, the meat processors collecting levies on behalf of the IFA, and the three presidential candidates outlined their position on levies in Offaly.
The IFA Election debates come to a close next week after the candidates spent several weeks of being on the road going to each county executive.
Tonight is the final IFA debate between the presidential and deputy candidates before voting kicks off in 60 IFA branches around the country.
