Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS)

The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) believes the Fodder and Food Security Committee should reconvene without further delay. In a statement this afternoon, ICOS said: “The prolonged dry period is having an extreme effect in parts of the south, southeast and midlands, whereas in other regions, growing conditions in some parts are under pressure and in other areas...

A delegation from the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) met with Minister Martin Heydon in recent days to discuss its pre-budget submission. Edward Carr, ICOS President urged the Government to recognise the very significant business uncertainty and volatility affecting the farming and co-operative sector ahead of the budget in the autumn. He stated that “the extr...

The Board of Aurivo Co-operative has announced the election of Cathal Garvey as Chair and Lawrence McNamee as Vice Chair. Cathal Garvey is a dairy farmer from South Mayo and represents the South Mayo/North Galway Regional Advisory Committee. He joined the Aurivo Board in 2013 and has served as Vice Chair since 2020. Lawrence McNamee is a dairy farmer from Convoy, Co. Donegal ...

Carbery Group has announced the appointment of John O’Brien, Chair of Barryroe Co-op and current Vice-Chair of Carbery Group, as Chair of the company. He succeeds Vincent O’Donovan, who has completed a two-year term. He is also Chair of the ICOS Dairy committee. A full-time dairy farmer from Barryroe, he was first elected to the Board of Barryroe Co-op in 1988 and has served ...

Since the introduction of the new veterinary medicine regulations in December 2025, co-operatives across the country have experienced a significant change in how veterinary medicines are supplied to farmers, ICOS has stated. Ray Doyle, Livestock & Environmental Services Executive of ICOS said: The transition to electronic prescribing has generally worked well and systems ...