Galway dairy farmer threatens to upset apple cart in IFA race

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

FBD chief Fiona Muldoon receives €449,000 pay package

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

Thousands of farmers begin voting on IFA leadership

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

IFA holds onto members despite executive pay scandal

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

Deane sees conspiracy in being shut out of IFA election

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

IFA whistleblower makes late attempt to re-enter election race

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

O’Leary and Deane drop out of IFA election race

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

IFA to hold elections for all senior positions

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

IFA executive council to consider new elections

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

Business winners and losers of 2015

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

IFA may have to face more embarrassing disclosures

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

IFA elects Bergin as national chairman after marathon meeting

Treasurer replaces IFA deputy president Tim O’Leary who plans to run for president

Former IFA chief received €1.2m pension top-up

Details of payment were included in an internal review of pay and governance

IFA to publish internal audit of pay and pensions

Report expected to reveal extent of executive remuneration dating back to 2009

Smith threatens to sue IFA over €2m severance package

Former general secretary also claims he was defamed by suggestions that he was ‘fired’

Severance pay deals usually capped at two years, says expert

Ceiling reflects best award from Employment Appeals Tribunal for unfair dismissal

Pressure mounts on IFA board as counties call for resignations

Eight county executives now urging all or some of board to exit in wake of pay scandal

Background: Downey pierces IFA version of events

Ex-president claims he was not acting alone in agreeing controversial €2m exit package

Former IFA president says executive committee should stand down

John Donnelly said he was only paid enough to employ one replacement on his farm

Full statement issued on behalf of Pat Smith, November 26th, 2015

‘He has no intention of lowering himself and getting into a brawl with an organisation’

Ex IFA chief’s pay package ‘obscene’ , says leading ICA member

Transparency and ‘clean sweep’ of farmers’ organisation needed, says Mary Melia

Ex-IFA chief wants half of his severance pay to go to charity

Organisation accuses Pat Smith of spin and says it will fight his claim to €2m package

IFA hopes governance review ‘rebuilds trust’ of farmers

Executive council says move ‘an important step forward’ after controversy over pay

IFA controversy: Warnings went unheeded by top brass

The committee head warned of negative publicity if reforms were not made

Downey refused to sign off on IFA general secretary’s pay

IFA president remains in hot water over pay controversy despite decision to step back

Irish Farmers’ Association controversy is fundamentally an issue of weak governance and lack of transparency

The most successful lobbying organisation in the State has much soul-searching to do

IFA deputy president pledges to rebuild trust after pay scandal

Tim O’Leary says former general’s remuneration was indefensible

‘Factory levy’ generates up to half of IFA income

Optional tariff of 0.15% collected on farm sales to co-ops, processors and marts

Downey ‘to step back’ pending review of IFA remuneration

Association brings back former chief economist Con Lucey to carry out review

Only surprise is that farmers are surprised about IFA boss’s pay

Pat Smith’s salary is no more or less troubling than that of any other successful executive

Concerns over IFA pay were raised 15 months ago

Farm lobby’s former chief economist raised issues in letters seen by ‘The Irish Times’

IFA president under pressure over pay controversy

Downey asked to explain his role in dispute over ex-general secretary Pat Smith’s salary

IFA code of omerta evident in wake of Pat Smith departure

Former Irish Farmers’ Association boss received salary package of €535,000 in 2013

Former IFA boss received pay packet of €535,000 in 2013

Pat Smith resigned yesterday in the wake of the controversy over his remuneration

IFA boss resigns in wake of pay controversy

Pat Smith says he is putting the best interests of the association to the fore

Rise in cattle theft a threat to food traceability system - IFA

Tendency to under-report crime means official data not reflecting reality, says IFA

IFA under pressure over report general secretary paid €400,000

Farmers’ group stands firm in face of calls for greater transparency from members

IFA hits out at Glanbia over latest milk price cut

Farmers’ group claims latest milk price cut riases questions about company’s pricing model

Agriculture: Income tax credit welcomed by IFA and ICMSA

Credit of €5,000 per year for five years ‘significant and would help farm families’

Enda Kenny happy to take part in TV debate with opposition

Taoiseach agrees in principle to live leaders debate during general election campaign

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