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                        CAI Appoint Lyall Plant as Deputy Chief Executive

The board of Countryside Alliance Ireland has appointed Lyall Plant as Deputy Chief Executive of Countryside Alliance Ireland. This appointment follows the departure of Ronan Gorman who has left Countryside Alliance Ireland after five years service and is seeking another challenge in property development.

Ken Taylor, Countryside Alliance Ireland Chairman, commented, "On behalf of the CAI Board I would like to thank Ronan for the outstanding job he has done for CAI and on behalf of everyone involved in country sports I would like to thank him for his hard work and also take this opportunity to wish him well for the future."

Ken Taylor continued; "Lyall has a long history in country sports and possesses a wide range of professional qualifications that will benefit CAI and its members. His main objectives will be to provide a focused source of information on country sports and on wider rural issues and to provide a powerful lobbying voice for our members within the Northern Ireland Assembly and Dail Eireann.

Lyall will also promote a greater awareness and understanding of the rights and concerns of country people and the rural way of life, through public information and education and representation of CAI members in all relevant forums. He will also be required to maintain close working relationships with our partner organisations, to engage constructively with all-Ireland bodies and to make an important contribution to policy development on an all-Ireland basis.