Dillon elected COPA vice president

THE president of the Irish Farmers Association, John Dillon, was yesterday elected vice-president of COPA — the committee of agricultural organisations in the European Union.

Mr Dillon, who is in his second year as leader of the 85,000-member IFA, becomes one of four vice-presidents of the influential European Union farm body.

COPA is made up of 29 organisations from the 15 EU members.