New Irish farm team

A NEW team of Irish farming leaders will face into 2006 with export refunds on the way out, and fear of the EU’s import barriers being lowered in further WTO talks.

As we went to print Tuesday afternoon, Jackie Cahill had been elected on the first count as ICMSA President. But the IFA election was far from a resolution, apart from early indications that Derek Deane was on his way to the Deputy Presidency.