IFA may defer voting on review

VOTING by IFA's National Council on the controversial review of the organisation may be delayed more than six months, while IFA leader John Dillon recovers.

All county meetings to discuss the review were deferred after Mr Dillon's hospitalisation on August 14. Earlier that evening, he suffered multiple leg fractures in a quad bike accident on his farm at Pallasgreen, Co Limerick.

After a number of operations, he left hospital last week. During his four week stay, he was kept well briefed on agricultural matters by visitors who included Agriculture Minister Joe Walsh, Environment Minister Martin Cullen, Teagasc Chairman Dr Tom Walsh, IFA Chief Executive and FBD chairman Michael Berkery, IFA's European Director Michael Treacy, Macra President Thomas Honner, and numerous IFA national, regional and county officers.