ICSA Staff
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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
GRASS FED PGI MUST DELIVER CHAMPAGNE PRICES FOR FARMERS
ICSA president Sean McNamara said that the true test of the grass-fed PGI will be to see if it delivers “champagne” prices for farmers. Mr...
ICSA VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH NATURE RESTORATION LAW VOTE
ICSA president Sean McNamara has said he is very disappointed with the vote at the European Parliament on the Nature Restoration Law which was...
ICSA WELCOMES EU COMMISSION’S PROPOSAL TO REDUCE FARM INSPECTIONS BY UP TO 50%
BUT CONTRASTS THIS WITH MOVE TO INCREASE LOCAL AUTHORITY INSPECTIONS ICSA president Sean McNamara has welcomed the European Commission's proposal to...
ALDI PRICE CUTS ON BEEF AND LAMB PERPETUATING UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS
ICSA Beef chair John Cleary has hit out at Aldi for claiming that their latest round of price cuts will not impact on the prices paid to any of its...