Drug addiction in rural areas for debate

Conference in Mountbellew

DRUG addiction in rural areas will be one of the topics covered at an event in Mountbellew on Monday organised by the Galway IFA and ATU.

The conference is being held at the ATU Mountbellew Agricultural College at 8pm on Monday and will focus on issues affecting farming and rural communities such as drug addiction in rural Ireland, the CAP, access to finance, the International Year of the Woman Farmer, generational renewal and the future of the agricultural sector.

Those in attendance will hear from speakers including addiction counsellor Joe Treacy, Dr Maura Farrell (University of Galway), Teresa Roche (IFA Farm Family Committee Chair) and Shane Whelan (IFA Executive Secretary).

The event in Mountbellew is open for all to attend.