NEW BOARD OF GOVERNORS UNVEILED FOR SALESIAN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, PALLASKENRY

September 3, 2015 Featured Stories, Home Slider, Weekly Observer

The Salesian Agricultural College, Pallaskenry, Co Limerick recently unveiled its new Board of Governors in advance of the upcoming academic year. Pictured are (front row from left) Fr. Paddy Hennessy, Provincial Economer, Salesians of Don Bosco, Chairman Dr. Edmond Harty, Dairymaster, Dr. Doreen Corridan, Munster AI, Mr. John Donworth, Teagasc, (back row from left) Mr. Derek O'Donoghue, Principal, Salesian Agricultural College, Mr. John Mullins, Dairy farmer & Macra representative, Mr. John Furey, Salesian Agricultural College Staff Representative, Mr. Richard Kennedy, Dairy Farmer, Ms. Aisling Meehan, Agri Solicitor & Fr. Dan Carroll, Rector Salesian Agricultural College. Photo O'Gorman Photography. No reproduction fee. — The Salesian Agricultural College, Pallaskenry, Co Limerick recently unveiled its new Board of Governors in advance of the upcoming academic year. Pictured are (front row from left) Fr. Paddy Hennessy, Provincial Economer, Salesians of Don Bosco, Chairman Dr. Edmond Harty, Dairymaster, Dr. Doreen Corridan, Munster AI, Mr. John Donworth, Teagasc, (back row from left) Mr. Derek O’Donoghue, Principal, Salesian Agricultural College, Mr. John Mullins, Dairy farmer & Macra representative, Mr. John Furey, Salesian Agricultural College Staff Representative, Mr. Richard Kennedy, Dairy Farmer, Ms. Aisling Meehan, Agri Solicitor & Fr. Dan Carroll, Rector Salesian Agricultural College. Photo O’Gorman Photography. No reproduction fee.

The Salesian Agricultural College recently unveiled its new Board of Governors in advance of the upcoming academic year.

The nine member board is chaired by Dr. Edmond Harty of Dairymaster and also includes Dr. Doreen Corridan, Munster AI; Ms. Aisling Meehan, Agri Solicitor; Mr. Richard Kennedy, Dairy Farmer; Mr. John Mullins, Dairy farmer and Macra repre-sentative; Mr. John Furey, Salesian Agricul-tural College Staff Represen-tative; Mr. John Don-worth, Teagasc; Fr. Dan Carroll, Rector Salesian Agricultural College and Fr. Paddy Hennessy, Provincial Economer, Salesians of Don Bosco.

The Rector of the Salesian Agricultural College, Fr. Dan Carroll welcomed all the new members and thanked them for their commitment to agricultural education.

Speaking at the inaugural Board Meeting, Dr. Edmond Harty welcomed the new board members and said: ‘Ireland can go a long way towards feeding the growing world population, not alone by what product we produce but by placing well educa-ted agriculturalists assisted by modern farming tech-nologies worldwide. We have the best farmers, we produce the best farmers, and some of the best far-mers operating worldwide are Irish.’

Mr. Derek O’Donoghue, College Principal, said he looked forward to working with the new board, and that the diversity and range of experience amongst board members would be an invaluable asset to the management team of the Salesian Agricultural College.

Background

The Board of Directors of Cunamh Teoranta are responsible for the operation of the Salesian Agricultural College and Farm in Pallaskenry which has been in Salesian own-ership since 1922. Being conscious of the need to plan for the future the services of Deloitte were engaged to provide a critical evaluation of the present structures for the operation of the Agricul-tural College and Farm.

The report from Deloitte provided a set of recom-mendations which when implemented will ensure the viability of the Agricul-tural College and Farm for the future.

Among the most important recommendations brought forward in the Deloitte Report was the appoint-ment of an Advisory Board of Governors whose mem-bership would be drawn from those with a wide range of experience and with particular links to the farming sector to advise and assist the management of the Agricultural College and Farm in the operation and effective management of both and to report periodically to the Board of Cunamh Teoranta.