A WELL-RESPECTED and long-standing chairperson of the board of Fermanagh Women s Aid (FWA) has announced that she is stepping down from her role this year. Blanaid McKinney, who has been chairperson of Fermanagh Women’s Aid for three terms, and a member of the board for 10 years, has stepped down from her role, much to the regret and sadness of the management and staff of the charity. According to the charity s Chief Executive Officer, Mary McCann, Blanaid “led with her knowledge, her Feminism, her understanding, her deep respect for staff and the work they do on a daily basis. Quietly and respectfully, she challenged and empowered.
Monaghan County Council said tags were removed from the calves. \ Philip Doyle
A total of four dead calves and 35 dead lambs have been found dumped on Sliabh Beagh in Co Monaghan.
A representative from Monaghan County Council told the
Irish Farmers Journal that complaints about the carcases were received from the public on Wednesday (12 May).
Four men and a JCB were involved in the clean-up, costing Monaghan County Council a total of €1,503.
“Staff identified approximately 35 dead lambs dumped along Esh walking trail near Poll an Aifrinn, Sliabh Beagh,” a spokesperson said.
“Lambs were dumped in twos and threes every 20 to 30 meters for a distance of approximately 1km. Some were left hanging on bushes and trees, others at the bottom of ditches.”
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