Cashman: ICOS to be more active

NEW co-ops leader Donal Cashman has promised an active shareholding policy, to ensure that those who are actively trading with their co-ops have control of their future direction.

“It is vital that ICOS promotes a clear understanding of co-ops and their role in giving producers an outlet for their produce and adding value to that produce,” he said.

“We must also support and encourage their role in rural communities and the wider economy,” said Mr Cashman, after his election to succeed Dessie Boylan as President of ICOS, the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society.