Northern Irish products not being of EU origin could cause 'huge problems' for valuable Irish dairy sector
Lorcan McCabe, a Cavan dairy farmer, said this could “pose huge problems” for the dairy sector.
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Lorcan McCabe, a Cavan dairy farmer, said this could “pose huge problems” for the dairy sector.
The Tánaiste said if people borrow money, they have a responsibility to pay it back.
Cattle were already gathered in marts to be sold when the system went down.
IFA president Tim Cullinan called on those recording the videos to show more responsibility.
Some 318,000 tonnes of beef was imported from outside of Europe last year.
The Department of Agriculture is currently in discussions with farmers around potential measures to support them.
Leo Varadkar had said that the budget proposal as it stood was “not something [Ireland] can accept”.
The demonstration comes a day before a debate in parliament on how to rein in emissions of the pollutant nitrogen oxide.
Irish farmers are worried that millenials are ditching the potato.
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.
The comments come on the same day Fine Gael launched its agriculture plans ahead of the upcoming election.
David Long said that there were no more Dublin tractor protests planned “for the near future”.
Farmers said they were returning home to rethink their next moves, adding that they have nothing left to lose.
Dozens of tractors returned to blockade streets around Leinster House yesterday.
The vehicle involved is understood not to have been a tractor. No arrests have been made.
It follows a similar protest in November when dozens of farmers also arrived on tractors.
Gardaí expect that around 400 tractors could form a blockade in the city centre.
Gardaí issued an advisory this evening detailing the road closures in the city.
Musgrave supplies Supervalu and Centra stores.
The latest blockade is part of the ongoing farmer campaign for an increase in beef prices.
Farmers, organised by the IFA, are protesting again.
Members of the Irish Farmers’ Association are staging a protest outside an Aldi distribution centre.
The company has requested for the injunctions to be lifted.
A deal was brokered and a task force established – so why are there still protests?
Gardaí said the protest is anticipated to continue overnight and into tomorrow morning.
The Taoiseach said the way emissions are categorised will have to be changed.
Farmers began protesting outside the Dept. of Agriculture claiming the meat industry has not held up its end of the bargain
It’s one of a number of measures agreed to last month in order to end a dispute between farmers and processors.
The task force was agreed to by farmers and industry representatives following talks with the minister last month.
Protests are still taking place outside certain factories.
The Green Party’s Just Transition bill will not be opposed by government.
Martin wants the government to set a target for when it will be fossil-free.
Farmers insist the base line price of beef needs to be increased before they will agree.
Talks between beef farmers, the Department of Agriculture and MII resumed this morning as protests continue.
The proceedings could have resulted in the imprisonment of some of those who have been protesting outside the plants.
Mediation between the parties involved earlier this morning lead to the meeting going ahead today.
The owners of a number of plants have secured injunctions to stop protesters blockading their factories.
There have been reports of scuffles at protests outside plants today.
Dawn Meats and Anglo Beef Processors took the High Court action today.
Talks between Meat Industry Ireland and beef farmers ended late last night.