Fine Gael has appointed Mr Tom Curran as its general secretary. He replaces Mr Jim Miley, who leaves at the end of the month to become chief executive officer with Dublin Chamber of Commerce.
Mr Curran is a business graduate from Letterkenny, who has been chief executive officer of Macra na Feirme since 1992.
He is a former director of the National Youth Council, was on the board of FAS for six years, and is currently on the board of the National Economic and Social Council.