Newly refurbished Teagasc Clonmel office officially opened in Tipperary
The Clonmel advisory office serves 1,500 farmer clients
The newly refurbished Teagasc advisory office in Clonmel, County Tipperary, was officially opened by the Teagasc Chairman, Liam Herlihy. The ribbon was cut on the half million euro investment, following a meeting of the Teagasc Authority today, Wednesday, 6 May/
The Clonmel advisory office, which serves 1,500 farmer clients, is one of three advisory offices in the Tipperary Advisory region, with the others being Thurles and Nenagh.
Liam Herlihy, Teagasc Chairman said; “it is important that Teagasc continues to invest in its facilities to ensure we have modern, energy efficient up to date offices. I am delighted to declare this newly renovated office here in Clonmel, officially open.”
Donal Mullane, Teagasc Regional Advisory Manager in Tipperary said; “I am really pleased that the Clonmel office has been upgraded for the farming community in the surrounding area. We have previously upgraded the Thurles and Nenagh offices, so we now have modern facilities for our staff to work in, and for our farmer clients to visit when conducting their business with us.”
The advisory programme in County Tipperary, delivered through the three advisory offices and the advisory clinic in Tipperary town, complements a significant overall Teagasc programme in the Tipperary region. The Teagasc advisory services works together with other Teagasc initiatives including the Research farm at Solohead, the Tipperary Dairy Calf-to-Beef Demonstration Farm at Ballyvadin, and the Regional and full-time Teagasc Education Programmes being run in both the Advisory Offices and through our collaboration with Gurteen and Kildalton Colleges.