Dairygold is pleased to announce the appointment of a new member to its board of directors, effective 1st January 2026, following a General Committee Board election which took place in Springfort Hall Hotel, Mallow, on 15th December.
Gerald Kirby, a dairy farmer, from Ballyneety, Co. Limerick, was elected to fill the board vacancy, and will replace outgoing board director, Gerard O’Dwyer, who has completed his maximum permitted consecutive service on the Dairygold Board and will retire from the board and the elected representative structure on 31st December, 2025.
Gerald, representing the Drombanna Electoral Group, was elected to the Limerick Regional Committee in 2023 and has been a member of the General Committee since January 2025. Gerald is married to Sinead and they have 3 adult children, Ronan, Alan and Ruth.
Gerald has completed the Dairygold Member Upskilling Programme and is a former chairperson of Fedamore Mulcair Discussion Group. Gerald is farming in partnership with Sinead, Ronan and Alan.
