ICSA Staff
ICSA General Secretary
Fidelma Melia, ICSA Administration Manager
From Walsh Island, Co. Offaly, Fidelma worked for ICSA in 2013 and returned to the post of administration manager in February 2015.
A graduate of Athlone IT, where she completed a certificate in business, Fidelma worked in sales, administration and customer services in the mobile phone industry for ten years. She has also worked as a Community Development Officer with Portarlington Community Development Association, where she was involved in projects on agri-diversification, business, education, community resilience and tourism.
Fidelma is from a farming background and currently helps out on the family farm in her spare time.
Neassa Fitzgibbon, ICSA Press & Communications Manager
Neassa Fitzgibbon joined ICSA in 2015. She is responsible for ensuring that the ICSA message is carried across a broad spectrum of communication channels including: local, regional and national print, radio and television broadcast and social media. Neassa is also responsible for the publication of the Drystock Farmer magazine, the Association’s quarterly publication and organises the ICSA’s presence at important events, such as the annual National Ploughing Championships.
Having graduated from University College Cork, the Carlow native went on to gain a post graduate Diploma in Public Relations and has extensive experience in the fields of public relations, marketing and communications.
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Our Press Releases
ICSA LIFE FOCUS TO HOST FARMER GATHERING
ICSA’s Life Focus group will host a farmer gathering on Sunday 14 April at the Castletown Geoghegan Community Hall in Castletown Geoghegan, Co...
ICSA SLAMS PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO NUTRIENT EXCRETION RATES
ICSA Beef chair John Cleary has slammed the proposal to reduce the nutrient excretion rates of heifers while increasing the rates for male cattle as...
UNWORKABLE DEADLINE UNDER NATIONAL SHEEP WELFARE SCHEME MUST BE AMENDED
ICSA president Sean McNamara has welcomed the opening of the National Sheep Welfare Scheme but said the October date for completion of the necessary...
FINANCIAL AID FOR FARMERS MORE URGENT THAN EVER AS ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUE
ICSA president Sean McNamara has welcomed the decision by the Minister for Agriculture, Charlie McConalogue, to suspend non-essential farm...