Ardrahan native Pat Murphy is one of two candidates running for the post of Deputy President of the Irish Farmers Association.
Murphy was nominated for the post by Galway IFA and the county chairs of Offaly, Cork West, Clare, Monaghan, and Roscommon.
He is running against Alice Doyle from Wexford, with the election to take place on December 12.
The regional chair for Connacht is also one of three up for re-election, with James Gallagher from Leitrim and Brendan Golden from Mayo contesting the Connacht seat.
At the close of nominations at 12 noon today, Francie Gorman from Laois and Martin Stapleton from Limerick have been nominated to run for the Presidency of IFA.
IFA Deputy President Brian Rushe, who is acting National Returning Officer, confirmed that two nominations had been received.
Rushe said a robust democratic process is a cornerstone of IFA. “All our Branch Officers, County Officers and National Officers are elected by farmers.”
“The President and Deputy President of IFA are elected directly by members. They are truly representative of farmers and they carry a genuine mandate once elected,” he said.
He said election debates will take place in October. The list is being finalised and will be available in the coming days.
Debates for the regional chairs will also take place in October, with voting on the night of each debate.
Members will receive their vote in the post and they can either return the vote by post or cast their vote at their branch AGM.
