Tipp nominations for Fitzgerald Awards
The nine nominees for the Paddy Fitzgerald Award have been announced and they include Mattie Butler of Holycross representing North Tipperary and Michael Ryan of Monard, representing South Tipperary.
Each of the IFA County Executives in Munster has put forward a nominee for the awards night, which will take place on Sunday, October 28th in Adare in Co Limerick. EU Commissioner Phil Hogan will be the guest speaker on the evening, which will mark the 20th anniversary of the awards. Mr Hogan said it was an honour to be attending the Awards, which were established by IFA members in Limerick in honour of the late Paddy Fitzgerald, who served as Munster Vice-President and was also a founding member of FBD, which is marking 50 years in existence this year.
IFA President Joe Healy said the Paddy Fitzgerald Awards represent the spirit of volunteerism & the selfless dedication of people to the betterment of their communities. “Each of the nine nominees has the honour of being chosen by their County Executive and I want to wish all of them well on the night. The cornerstone of IFA’s work is the willingness of farmers to give of their time in representing their fellow farmers. It is only fitting that this should be recognised and I would like to thank FBD for their support for this prestigious event.”