Whelan’s Garage is already an established dealership in counties Clare and Galway, with depots in Kilrush, Ennis and Loughrea.

They employ over 40 staff & have six service vans on the road.

The business also has franchises for Fendt, Kverneland, Lely, Kubota Groundcare, Husqvarna and Honda.

Until recently Nunan Farm Machinery (Broadford) was the Massey Ferguson dealer for Co. Limerick.

The company was established in 1966 by Joe Whelan Senior, who grew up on the family farm and agricultural contracting business.

He trained as a mechanic with the Air Corps in Baldonnell, Co Dublin.

Joe then acquired the Zetor agency and established his farm machinery business at the old railway station in Kilrush.

In 1982 he acquired the Ford tractor agency.

They sold Ford alongside Zetor up until 1995, when a new dealership was appointed to cover Clare and Limerick which was now the New Holland agency.

In 1996 Joe acquired a Renault tractor agency which they continued to sell until the Claas and Renault merger in 2004.

Joe Junior joined the business in 1996 as a sales executive and is the current Sales Manager.

In 2005 Whelan’s took on the Massey Ferguson franchise.

Joe’s other son Kevin joined the business that year as a parts and store manager, which is a major responsibility as they carry over €1.5m worth of spare parts in stock.

25 years ago new sales accounted for 30% of their business, with second-hand machinery making up the other 70%. Today it is 60% new and 40% second-hand.

Kevin and Joe Whelan run a professional business which provides a quality service to their customers and the family business has prospered because of this policy.