"Ags” centenary roadshow draws to a close

"Ags” centenary roadshow draws to a close
Thu, 12 Sep, 2002 - 01:00
Ray Ryan THE huge contribution that the Faculty of Agriculture in UCD has made to agricultural education, research and advice and, as a consequence, to economic and social well-being over the past 100 years, will be acknowledged the Agricultural Science Association at a special dinner in Dublin tonight.

It will be the last in a series of events marking the centenary of the faculty from which over 5,500 Agricultural Science graduates emerged.

The debt of gratitude graduates owe to the UCD Faculty.

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<p>Pictured on the Bandon river  for the Lee Bandon and Illen river was Christopher O'Sullivan TD minister of state for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity who launched the event with local dairy farmer and Teagasc member Vanessa Kiely O'Connor along with Jim Bergin, chair of BFFW steering committee, Frank O'Mara, director Teagasc Stan Lalor, Teagasc Vincent O'Donovan, chairperson Carbery group, Liam Herlihy, Teagasc, Roy Kingston, farmer and chairman of catchment implementation group, Enda Buckley, director of sustainability, Carbery and Oisín Coackley, catchment co-ordinator. Picture: Denis Boyle </p>

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