Sheep Committee
About the Sheep Committee
At National and European level the National Sheep Committee effectively lobbies on behalf of all sheep farmers on the issues of critical importance to members such as incomes, lamb prices and premium support.
The priority issues for the National Sheep Committee are as follows:
- Strong lamb prices
- Adequate ewe premium payments
- A fairer system of EU sheep policy
- Increased headage payments
- A positive hill sheep policy involving REPS/NHA
- Strong opposition to lamb imports under WTO
Sheep Committee
| ROLE & COUNTY | NAME | MOBILE |
| CHAIR | Adrian Gallagher | 087 6760116 |
| CARLOW | Marion Dalton | 087 6750012 |
| CAVAN | Bernard Lynch | 086 8190283 |
| CLARE | Gerald O’Leary | 086 8836936 |
| CORK (W) | James Daly | 086 3988952 |
| CORK (N) | Tom O’Keeffe | 086 0881101 |
| CORK (C) | Ivor Jeffrey | 087 6534573 |
| DONEGAL | Thomas Mullin | 086 0750004 |
| DUBLIN | Liam Harris | 087 7939569 |
| GALWAY | David Kelly | 086 1790414 |
| KERRY | Eamon Horgan | 087 9031964 |
| KILDARE | Henry O’Connor | 086 8257183 |
| KILKENNY | Leeson Neale | 086 8181128 |
| LAOIS | Peter Luttrell | 086 2480934 |
| LEITRIM | Mark Gallagher | 086 3030175 |
| LIMERICK | Danny McGrath | 087 3876557 |
| LONGFORD | Joe Esler | 086 2709640 |
| LOUTH | Matthew McGreehan | 086 8266554 |
| MAYO | T.J. Duffy | 087 2155118 |
| MEATH | Peter McGuinness | 087 6633748 |
| MONAGHAN | Marcus Stewart | 086 0717396 |
| OFFALY | Marita Phelan | 087 6663564 |
| ROSCOMMON | Michael Glennon | 086 8597414 |
| SLIGO | Sean Crummy | 085 8354366 |
| TIPPERARY (NTH) | JP Ryan | 087 2870412 |
| TIPPERARY (STH) | John Crosse | 086 6065666 |
| WATERFORD | Paudie Cooney | 087 9257187 |
| WESTMEATH | Martin Linnane | 086 0606538 |
| WEXFORD | George Graham | 087 2569072 |
| WICKLOW | Owen Brady | 085 2650286 |
| Co-opted | Sean Dennehy | 087 8103406 |
| Co-opted | Ciaran Mahon | 087 7940717 |