Grain Committee

Kieran McEvoy

Chair IFA National Grain Committee

086 6036352 info@ifa.ie

Max Potterton

Policy Executive

01 426 0389 maxpotterton@ifa.ie

About the Grain Committee

  • The National Grain Committee represents Ireland’s 13,000 cereal growers.
  • Its members are elected by IFA’s 25 county executives
  • The most important issues include feed grains, peas, beans and oilseed prices and malting barley premium.
  • The Committee was instrumental in developing price risk management tools for malting barley growers to minimise grain price volatility.

National Grain Committee

ROLE & COUNTYNAMEMOBILE NO.
CHAIRKieran McEvoy086 6036352
VICE CHAIRJohn Murphy 087 2028148
CARLOWGeorge Byrne086 8260694
CORK (W)Gus Murphy087 6725136
CORK (N)Paul O’Brien086 3066767
CORK (C)John Jeffrey086 8558303
DONEGALHugh Kelly086 3555598
DUBLINDavid Rogers086 2752354
GALWAYMervyn Cooke087 2700876
KERRYKevin Leahy087 7837447
KILDAREJames Brennan 086 3347450
KILKENNYEdward Delahunty086 2750398
LIMERICKShay Galvin 087 6167537
LONGFORDPat Brennan087 3516375
LOUTHMichael Kiernan086 2523609
LAOISRory Doyle 085 1195144
MAYOJohn Lynskey087 2654618.
MEATHThomas McKeown 087 2625831
MONAGHANMark Duffy086 4077737
OFFALYTom Loonam087 2303694
ROSCOMMONMichael Beattie087 9793900
TIPP. NTHJoseph Egan087 9359467
TIPP. STHDenis Large086 3858048
WATERFORDWilliam (Bill) Shanahan086 2605186
WESTMEATHRalph Tyrell086 2612818
WEXFORD 1Isaac Wheelock086 2629034
WEXFORD 2John Murphy087 2028148
WICKLOWJames Hill086 2622834
(Peas & Beans)Brian Lazenby087 9508146