Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue will speak at the Monksland event on February 1.

Minister for Agriculture to speak at Monksland annual conference

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The ICSA AGM and Annual Conference will take place on Thursday, February 1 next in the Athlone Springs Hotel, Monksland, Athlone.

The event will feature special guest speaker Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue.

The theme for this year’s conference is 'Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security – the One Road?'

During the event, Sean McNamara, the current ICSA Sheep chair, will assume the role of president of ICSA, succeeding Dermot Kelleher, whose term will come to a close.

The conference open session will commence at 3.30pm with a panel discussion featuring guests including MEPs Colm Markey and Maria Walsh, Roscommon TDs Michael Fitzmaurice and Claire Kerrane and Offaly TD Barry Cowen.

The evening session of the conference featuring Minister McConalogue will commence at 7pm.

Deirdre Verney
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