Book promises to lift the veil on recent history of livestock co-ops
The author, Maurice Colbert, was an employee of the Irish Co-operative Organisations Society from 1966 to 2002, working on development of many co-op ventures, but particularly in the livestock sector, as executive secretary of the ICOS marts committee.
He says that his account of the period will be bold and outspoken, setting the record straight on who influenced and opposed many decisions, and the obstacles and challenges which frequently confronted far-seeing and progressive leaders struggling to develop co-operative business in Ireland.
