New Appointment to Teagasc Authority

The Minister for Agriculture and Food, Ms. Mary Coughlan TD has appointed Mr. Derek Deane to the Teagasc Authority.

Derek is the Deputy President of the Irish Farmers Association and replaces Ruaidhri Deasy who has served on the Teagasc board for the last four years.

He is a beef and sheep farmer from Tombeagh, Hacketstown, Co. Carlow and won the Bord Bia Quality Beef Producer of the Year Award in 2005. Derek is a former chairman of the IFA's National Livestock Committee.

Speaking at the Teagasc Authority meeting this week, the Teagasc Chairman, Dr. Tom O Dwyer, welcomed Derek to the board saying that he looked forward to working with him in Teagasc.

Derek Deane