The committee for University College Dublin’s (UCD’s) Agricultural Society (AgSoc) for the 2019/2020 academic year has recently been elected.

The elections took place on Tuesday, September 10. The two charities being supported by the society have also been confirmed, which are Teac Tom and St. John’s Ward in Crumlin’s children’s hospital.

Teac Tom is an initiative started by the Hayes family from Co. Kilkenny to support individuals and their families affected by suicide, or contemplating suicide.

Last year’s AgSoc students handed over a record-breaking donation of €65,000 to their two chosen charities: The Irish Motor Neuron Disease Association (IMNDA); and the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust.

This topped the previous sum of €60,000 which the student society raised in 2017/2018.