The Authority
Our 11 member Authority is appointed by the Minister for Agriculture, Food & the Marine and has representatives from the farming organisations, the food industry, the universities, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and Teagasc staff.
Authority Vacancies
Code of Business Conduct for members of the Teagasc Authority.
Mr Liam Herlihy (Chairman) | Mr. Herlihy is a dairy farmer from County Waterford. He was appointed Chairman of FBD Holdings in May 2017 having joined the Board in 2015. Previously he was Group Chairman of Glanbia Plc for over 7 years in the period to June 2015. Mr Herlihy is a former Director of the Irish Dairy Board (now Ornua) and ICOS. |
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Professor Gerald Fitzgerald | Chair of Food Microbiology & Head of School of Microbiology at UCC. First Directo/CEO of Food for Health Ireland & Deputy Director of Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre. |
Mr Patrick Duffy | Dairy farmer and Chairman of Aurivo Co-operative Society LTD. Representative of the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS). Pat was nominated by ICOS. |
Ms Eilís O’Connell | Assistant Secretary at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with responsibility for Human Resources and Corporate Affairs. |
Mr John Buckley | Dairy farmer and former recipient of the FBD Young Farmer of the Year 2013 and Nuffield Scholarship in 2015. John was nominated by Macra na Feirme. |
Ms Martina Donnelly | Business and Technology Advisor at Teagasc, Advisory and Training Centre, Mellows Campus, Athenry, Co. Galway. Teagasc Staff Representative. |
Ms Elizabeth Reynolds | Consultant, board member and experienced business leader. Worked with GlaxoSmithKline for 24 years in Ireland, UK, China, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Business partner Enterprise Ireland |
Mr Brian Rushe | Dairy Farmer and Deputy President of the Irish Farmers’ Association. |
Mr Liam Woulfe | Managing Director of Grassland AGRO and of Freshgrass Group. |
Professor Thia Hennessy | Chair of Agri-Food Economics and Dean of Cork University Business School at University College Cork. |
Mr Donald Scully | Dairy farmer, member of ICMSA’s National Council and former member of ICMSA’s Executive Committee. |
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Mr Liam Herlihy (Chairman) Mr. Herlihy is a dairy farmer from County Waterford. He was appointed Chairman of FBD Holdings in May 2017 having joined the Board in 2015. Previously he was Group Chairman of Glanbia Plc for over 7 years in the period to June 2015. Mr Herlihy is a former Director of the Irish Dairy Board (now Ornua) and ICOS. |
Mr Donald Scully Dairy farmer, member of ICMSA’s National Council and former member of ICMSA’s Executive Committee. |
Professor Gerald Fitzgerald Chair of Food Microbiology & Head of School of Microbiology at UCC. First Directo/CEO of Food for Health Ireland & Deputy Director of Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre. |
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Mr Patrick Duffy Dairy farmer and Chairman of Aurivo Co-operative Society LTD. Representative of the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS). Pat was nominated by ICOS. |
Ms Eilís O'Connell Assistant Secretary at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with responsibility for Human Resources and Corporate Affairs. |
Mr John Buckley Dairy farmer and former recipient of the FBD Young Farmer of the Year 2013 and Nuffield Scholarship in 2015. John was nominated by Macra na Feirme. |
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Ms Martina Donnelly Business and Technology Advisor at Teagasc, Advisory and Training Centre, Mellows Campus, Athenry, Co. Galway. Teagasc Staff Representative. |
Professor Thia Hennessy Chair of Agri-Food Economics and Dean of Cork University Business School at University College Cork. |
Mr Brian Rushe Dairy Farmer and Deputy President of the Irish Farmers’ Association. |
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Ms Elizabeth Reynolds Consultant, board member and experienced business leader. Worked with GlaxoSmithKline for 24 years in Ireland, UK, China, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Business partner Enterprise Ireland. |
Mr Liam Woulfe Managing Director of Grassland AGRO and of Freshgrass Group. |