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Glanbia Cooperative Society has voted to revisit the decision to sell Glanbia’s Irish Dairy budiness to the Co-op members at the AGM of the society this week.

Glanbia plc, the Kilkenny-based international nutritional ingredients and cheese group, has this week reported to its annual general meeting in Kilkenny that the group is having a strong first half.

Glanbia Co-op received a devastating blow this week when farmers narrowly defeated the proposal to buy the dairy division of the company.

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Local Glanbia Co-operative Society Board members, Ned Fitzpatrick and Jim Gannon, have urged all co-op shareholders to familiarise themselves fully with the details of the proposed acquisition of the €1 billion turnover Irish business from Glanbia plc.

Glanbia farmers are understood to be preparing to vote on a deal to buy back the Irish food and milk business from the limited company and turn it into a co-op once again.

Castlecomer’s newest Glanbia CountryLife Store is being officially opened this weekend to great fanfare.

The farming community has roundly welcomed the news of Glanbia Co-op’s proposed purchase of Glanbia plc’s Irish interests.

At a special function in Nowlan Park, Kilkenny on Monday last Glanbia plc announced a new three year sponsorship deal for Kilkenny hurlers for 2010 – 2012. As in the past, the sponsorship will include Kilkenny’s senior, intermediate, Under 21, and minor hurling teams with the Kilkenny jersey carrying the Avonmore milk logo - Ireland’s Number 1 milk brand.