Eddie Downey

Farmers’ group seeks candidates for post of director general or chief executive officer

Week also dominated by a raft of company results and controversies over executive pay

Newly elected Joe Healy sets out his stall in inaugural speech to organisation’s AGM

Joe Healy’s election seen as reaction to recent controversy

Analysis: the new president of the farmers’ group will have to restore credibility

Joe Healy leads three-way field ahead of Tuesday’s vote count

Former chief Andrew Langford got €594,000 pay package last year, report shows

Election follows resignation of Eddie Downey after row over payments to Pat Smith

Only slight drop in membership recorded but greater fall in levy contributions

Carlow chairman destined not to take part in election despite prompting pay revelations

Carlow chairman Derek Deane launches appeal after intially failing to get required backing

Henry Burns, Flor McCarthy and Joe Healy seek to succeed Eddie Downey

Council agrees to move following grassroots anger over Pat Smith pay controversies

Board to decide on proposal amid calls for resignations after Pat Smith controversy

Spectacular gains for certain Irish entrepreneurs were accompanied by failure and public opprobrium for others

Lucey review of pay and governance goes back only to 2009, when Smith took charge