The nine living Presidents of the IFA from left to right are John Bryan 2010-14, Padraig Walshe 2006-2010, John Dillon 2002-2006, Tom Parlon 1998-2002, current President Eddie Downey, John Donnelly 1994-98, Alan Gillis 1990-94, Tom Clinton 1988-1990 and Donal Cashman 1980-84.
EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Phil Hogan, MEP Deirdre Clune, Michael Treacy, IFA, and Justin McCarthy, editor of the Irish Farmers Journal.
Andrew Langford, chief executive, FBD and May and Michael Berkery, chairman of FBD and former IFA general secretary.
John Sheridan, Carlanstown and his daughter Eileen Smyth.
Martin Keane, Laois, Matt Merrick, Offaly and Catherine Rochford, Offaly.
Claire and Noel Delany, Fethard, Tipperary.
Former ministers Michael Woods and Ivan Yates and Tom Parlon, former IFA president.
Con and Mary Ryan, Upperchurch and Hazel and William Burgess, Carlow.
Former director of IFA European Affairs Michael Treacy and former IFA president John Donnelly.
Eddie Downey, current IFA president, with the family of NFA's first president Juan Greene. Included are Richard and Claudia Greene, Juan's widow Juliet, Nassau Greene and Jennifer Goodwin.
Ella Walshe, Durrow and Evelyn Kearney, Glanmire.
Don and Eleanor Hadden and Olivia Grandy all from Tinahely, Wicklow.
MEP Mairead McGuinness, Minister Simon Coveney and Julianne Maher daughter of T.J.Maher, former president of the NFA and IFA.
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, Rt. Reverend Dr Michael Barry and the Venerable Richard Rountree conducted an ecumenical prayer service.
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