Horticulture Committee

Mark Walsh

Chair IFA Horticulture Committee

087-8121777 [email protected]

Niamh Brennan

About the Horticulture Committee

  • The IFA Horticulture Committee comprises of the Chairmen of the different Horticulture Committees.
  •  Members of the Committee are the Chairmen of the Potato, Field Vegetable & Protected Crops, Soft Fruits, Mushroom and Nursery Stock Committees.
  • It’s most important issues include commodity prices, input costs, producers’ incomes, retailer activity, industry developments and the Bord Bia Quality Assurance Scheme.

Horticulture Committee

CommodityChairmanMobile
National Chair IFA Horticulture SectionMark Walsh087 8121777
Fruit & VegetablesNiall McCormack087 8241978
Hardy Nursery StockVal Farrell087 2503752
ApplesCon Traas086 6091998
PotatoesSean Ryan087 2379748 
MushroomsMark Walsh087 9780109

Mushroom Producers Committee

ROLE & COUNTYNAMEMOBILE
CHAIRMark Walsh087 8121777
CARLOWLeslie Codd087 2853363
WESTMEATHGerard Reilly086 2692012

National Fruit and Vegetable Committee

COUNTYNAMEMOBILE NO.
CHAIRNiall McCormack   087 8241978
VICE-CHAIRMartin Flynn086 3915813
DUBLINJohn Dockrell087 8543000
DUBLINColm Grimes086 8326911
DUBLINMartin Flynn086 3915813
DUBLINMatt Foley086 8156975
DUBLINLeo Murphy086 2523581
DUBLINShane Halpin  086 3794044
DUBLINMark McCann  087 2509134
DUBLINPat Farrell087 9488039
DUBLINBernard Murray086 8553619
DUBLINJoe McGuinness086 8170515
GALWAYSean Mahony087 6540184
GALWAYPadraig Fahy086 8943413
KERRYPaudie Hanafin087 6723419
KILDAREPaul Brophy086 2608399
KILKENNYJames O’Shea086 8532183
KILKENNYJulian Hughes086 8134336
KILKENNYEddie Doyle087 2787472
LAOISEmmet Dunne086 8106957
MEATHWilliam Ruiter086 2601896
LONGFORDNiall McCormack087  8241978
TIPPERARYCon Traas086 6091998
WEXFORDPeter Donnellan  087 8241978
WEXFORDDes Jeffares087 2867455
WEXFORDCyril Wheelock087 6775437
WEXFORDEamonn Creane086 8257389

Irish Hardy Nursery Stock Association Executive Committee

COUNTYNAMEMOB.NO.
CHAIRVal Farrell087 2503752
DUBLINMartin Tully086 2551151
KILDAREMatthew Lohan087 2423340
KILKENNYFred Townsend087 6892323
OFFALYHans Ravensberg086 8588490
KILKENNYBilly Kelly087 9879593
WATERFORDPeter Stam086 8121467