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Saturday 24 October 2020
We asked each party what measures they’d take to resolve the beef dispute and support Bord na Móna workers at risk of losing their jobs.
Tim Cullinan was this evening elected president of the IFA.
ABP Food Group made the announcement this afternoon, labelling protests as “needless and irresponsible”.
Farmers, organised by the IFA, are protesting again.
The protests ended last night after almost two months of disputes over beef prices.
Protests are still taking place outside certain factories.
The Agriculture Minister was speaking at the National Ploughing Championships in Carlow.
The Taoiseach, Tánaiste and President Higgins have also weighed in on the farming dispute today.
The dispute has seen unofficial pickets by farmers at processing facilities around the country in recent weeks.
C&D Pet Foods claimed that for several days protestors physically obstructed its plant’s entrance, in support of farmers.
Peadar Tóibín tried to make representations in the ongoing Liffey Meats case.
Beef Plan Movement leaders said they weren’t involved in the blockade of a factory.
Liffey Meats is the fifth beef processing plant owner to obtain an injunction against protestors.
There have been reports of scuffles at protests outside plants today.
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Richard Nairns details some of what he discovered when he moved to Ned’s Wood in Co Wicklow.
Occasional morning rain and drizzle
Max: 11 °C
Min: 6 °C
Mainly cloudy, showers around; breezy
Max: 11 °C
Min: 7 °C
Winds subsiding with a couple of showers
Max: 12 °C
Min: 5 °C
