O’Donnell named as LEADER chair

THE new incoming chairman of Comhar Leader na hEireann (CLE), the national network for the 36 Irish LEADER companies, is Tom O’Donnell.

He is chief executive of North Kerry LEADER Group, Tuatha Chiarrai Teo, and believes CLE and its members are facing challenging times.

Describing the LEADER programme as the key player in rural development, he said: “We are entering an extremely important twelve months for all our members.