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
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...
KEEP DOGS UNDER SUPERVISION AT ALL TIMES TO PROTECT VULNERABLE LIVESTOCK
ICSA president Sean McNamara has today issued a plea to the public to remain vigilant and responsible for their dogs to prevent devastating attacks...
ACRES PAYMENTS SHAMBLES MUST NEVER BE REPEATED
ICSA president Sean McNamara has described the way the Department of Agriculture has handled ACRES payments as a shambles and said it must never...
CHEQUEBOOK DELAYS AT AIB BANK CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR FARMERS
ICSA Beef chair John Cleary has said he is deeply concerned about AIB Bank’s inability to issue replacement chequebooks to their customers to due to...