Dairy Committee
Stephen Arthur
Chair IFA Dairy Committee
086 3497081Stephen Arthur is the chairman of the IFA dairy committee. Stephen runs a dairy farm in Ballinaclash, Co.Wicklow alongside his wife Mairead and their two children Shane and Holly. Stephen is a Glanbia supplier. Prior to this role Stephen has represented farmers at county level in Macra and on the Wicklow Uplands Council and is a former Chairman of FMP (Glanbia Fresh Milk Producers).
Aine O’Connell
Aine O’Connell has a PhD in Dairy Science from the University of Wisconsin. Her research was focused on bulk tank milk quality. Since then she has worked in farm advisory and policy. A native of Tipperary, she now farms with her husband in Claremorris, Co. Mayo.
About the Dairy Committee
- The National Dairy Committee represents Ireland’s 17,000 creamery milk producers
- Its members are elected by IFA’s 29 county executives
- Its most important issues include milk prices, economic sustainability of dairy farmers, retention of the Nitrates derogation and CAP reform.
Dairy Committee
| GROUP | NAME | MOBILE |
| CHAIRMAN | Stephen Arthur | 086 3497081 |
| VICE-CHAIRMAN | Seamus Dolan | 087 2938562 |
| CARLOW | Jamie Kealy | 087 9230619 |
| CAVAN | Seamus Dolan | 087 2938562 |
| CLARE | Andrew Dundas | 086 8293012 |
| CORK (W) | Ger Lehane | 086 8203236 |
| CORK (C) | Alan Jagoe | 087 9641383 |
| CORK (N) | Noel Hurley | 086 8393109 |
| DONEGAL | Ian Witherow | 087 9322869 |
| DUBLIN | Jim Scully | 087 9938144 |
| GALWAY | Noel Murphy | 087 2366771 |
| KERRY | Michael O’Dowd | 087 9874082 |
| KILDARE | Stephen Byrne | 087 2445486 |
| KILKENNY | Brendan Hickey | 086 6061029 |
| LAOIS | James Barber | 087 7553409 |
| LEITRIM | Daniel Kelly | 085 8051240 |
| LIMERICK | John Hannon | 086 8042222 |
| LONGFORD | Padraig O’Farrell | 085 7558592 |
| LOUTH | TJ Meegan | 087 8183062 |
| MAYO | Padraig Joyce | 087 2898725 |
| MEATH | Denis Fagan | 087 2308125 |
| MONAGHAN | Martin McElearney | 086 3522646 |
| OFFALY | Adrian Leonard | 087 6659015 |
| ROSCOMMON | Sean Connaughton | 086 8567275 |
| SLIGO | Padraig Mulligan | 087 9910879 |
| TIPP NTH | Michael Kennedy | 086 2724246 |
| TIPP STH | Darragh Scott | 086 2427387 |
| WATERFORD | Mark Connors | 086 3866426 |
| WESTMEATH | Enda Burke | 086 3409525 |
| WEXFORD | M.J. Scallan | 086 2230141 |
| WICKLOW | Jack Keenan | 086 1539268 |
| LIQUID MILK CHAIRMAN | Keith Boyle | 087 6178147 |
| Co-opted | Pat Murphy | |
| Macra Rep | Liam Hanrahan | 087 6526749 |