ICSA Staff
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
STAYING SAFE AND CONNECTED: FARMER FIRST AID AND MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT SESSIONS
ICSA’s Staying Safe and Connected Programme is bringing Farmer First Aid and Mental Health Support Sessions to communities around the country over...
ICSA CALLS FOR ANSWERS AS BEEF PRICES FALL €1.10/KG BEHIND LAST YEAR
ICSA Beef chair Sean Sherman has said beef factories must explain why prices are around €1.10/kg behind this time last year, despite the national...
FODDER CRISIS CANNOT BE ALLOWED TO BECOME CATASTROPHE
ICSA Rural Development chair Edmond Phelan has called for the immediate introduction of a new fodder transport scheme with a much lower distance...
RIPARIAN MOVE IS A START BUT MORE ACTION ON FODDER NEEDED
ICSA president Sean McNamara has welcomed Minister Heydon’s decision to allow earlier mowing of riparian areas but said further action is needed...
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Fertiliser scheme must be 'fair to farmers across all sectors'
'Farmers across the country are under financial pressure and this support needs to reach all farmers who are dealing with higher fertiliser costs'
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