Dairy farmer Denis Drennan has been confirmed as the next president of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association, the country's second biggest farming organisation.
Mr Drennan, from Co Kilkenny, will take up the role after the organisation's AGM on 18 December.
He will serve an initial term of three years and takes over from outgoing president Pat McCormack.
When nominations closed this evening Mr Drennan was the only candidate.
Eamonn Connell from Co Tipperary will be the next deputy president of the organisation, which represents dairy farmers around the country and has in excess of 14,000 members.
Next Tuesday, the election count for next president of the Irish Farmers' Association will take place in Dublin.
