Farming groups welcome Dara Calleary appointment

Fianna Fáil TD Dara Calleary. Picture: Gareth Chaney /Collins Photos

Farming groups have welcomed the new Agriculture Minister Dara Calleary after Barry Cowen was sacked after just over two weeks in the job amid a drink driving scandal.

Irish Farmers Association president Tim Cullinan congratulated the new minister but said that he must "hit the ground running".