North Cork farmer and Munster chairman of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA), John Coughlan, will launch his IFA presidential campaign on Saturday, September 28, at an evening event on his family farm.

The event will take place on the Coughlan’s family farm at Ballyellis, Buttevant, Co. Cork, from 7:00pm.

According to a statement from Coughlan, he is passionate about farming and the IFA and has worked hard on behalf of farmers both locally and nationally.

In the statement, Coughlan noted that it has been “a long time” since a Corkman has been at the helm of the IFA.

It was outlined in the statement that Coughlan is the first IFA presidential candidate from Cork in 40 years.

Directions to the event can be found here.