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New Member Appointed to Teagasc Authority 10 October 2011 Mr Tommy Cooke has been appointed to the Teagasc Authority by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD and attended his first meeting of the Authority on Wednesday, 5 October. Tommy Cooke is a dairy and beef farmer from Renaghmore, Grange, Barna, Thurles, County Tipperary. He is a member of the national council of ICMSA and is a former chairman of the ICMSA’s dairy and rural development committees. He is chairman and founding member of the Irish Wind Farmers Cooperative Society Ltd. known as Meitheal na Gaoithe and is also chairman of Barrow Nore Suir Rural Development Ltd. He is also active in and community organisations and in the renewable energy sector. He replaces Joe Fitzgerald on the Authority. Speaking at the Authority meeting, Teagasc Chairman, Dr Noel Cawley welcomed Tommy Cooke to the board saying that he looked forward to working with him as the Authority carries out its business in the coming years. Dr Cawley acknowledged the valuable contributions made by Joe Fitzgerald to Teagasc during his two terms on the board. On behalf of the board he thanked Joe for his long standing contribution, saying he always had a significant point of view and always made important contributions to the business of the authority
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Comhalta Nua Ceaptha ar Údarás Teagasc 10 Deireadh Fómhair 2011 Tá an tUas. Tommy Cooke ceaptha ar Údarás Teagasc ag an Aire Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara, Simon Coveney TD agus d’fhreastail sé ar a chéad chruinniú de chuid an Údaráis ar an gCéadaoin, 5 Deireadh Fómhair. Is feirmeoir déiríochta agus mairteola é Tommy Cooke ó Raitneach Mhór, An Ghráinseach, Bearna, Durlas, Contae Thiobraid Árann. Tá sé ina chomhalta de chomhairle náisiúnta an ICMSA agus is iarchathaoirleach é de choistí déiríochta agus forbartha tuaithe an ICMSA. Tá sé ina chathaoirleach agus comhalta bunaidh de Chomharchumann Fheirmeoirí Gaoithe na hÉireann Teo. [Irish Wind Farmers Cooperative Society Ltd.] ar a dtugtar Meitheal na Gaoithe agus tá sé ina chathaoirleach freisin ar Fhorbairt Tuaithe an Bhearrúin, na Feoire, na Siúire Teo. [Barrow Nore Suir Rural Development Ltd.] Tá sé gníomhach freisin in eagraíochtaí pobail agus san earnáil fuinnimh in-athnuaite. Tógann sé áit Joe Fitzgerald ar an Údarás. Ag labhairt ag cruinniú an Údaráis, chuir Cathaoirleach Teagasc, an Dr. Noel Cawley fáilte roimh Tommy Cooke chun an bhoird ag rá go raibh sé ag súil le hoibriú leis de réir mar a théann an tÚdarás i mbun a gnó sna blianta atá le teacht. Thug an Dr. Cawley aitheantas don obair luachmhar a rinne Joe Fitzgerald do Teagasc le linn a dhá théarma ar an mbord. Ghabh sé buíochas le Joe thar ceann an bhoird as a sheirbhís fadtéarmach, ag rá go raibh dearcadh suntasach aige i gcónaí agus gur chuir sé le gnó an údaráis i mbealach tábhachtach i gcónaí.