23rd September, 2013

Two candidates have been nominated to contest ICSA’s forthcoming presidential election, which will take place on Thursday, 12th of December 2013.

Current president Gabriel Gilmartin and former Leinster vice president Patrick Kent are the nominees for the position. Mr Gilmartin farms sheep and sucklers in the shadow of Ben Bulben at Ballintrillick, Co. Sligo, and was first elected president in 2009. Mr Kent farms near New Ross, Co. Wexford, operating a medium-sized mixed farm of suckler, beef and sheep, with a pedigree Belgian Blue enterprise.

The electorate is the ICSA national executive.