The Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Mr Joe Walsh TD, has announced the appointment of Mr James J Brett and Ms Anna May McHugh to the Teagasc Authority.
Mr Brett is managing director of the Brett Group, Callan, Co Kilkenny. Ms McHugh is managing director of the National Ploughing Association of Ireland Ltd.
They replace Mr Dan McSweeney and Ms Carmel Fox to whom the Minister expressed his gratitude for their contribution to the development of Teagasc over the past five years.