Farmers continue to engage in meat factory protests
Farmers are continuing to protest outside a number of meat processing plants despite yesterday’s High Court injunction. A temporary ban was put in place to prevent farmers picketing outside up to ten factories owned…
Beef plan Movement not responsible for latest protests
The Beef Plan Movement has rejected the deal hammered out between farmers and industry representatives. It says it doesn’t go far enough to deal with real pricing control measures that factories and retailers put…
Minister says beef prices talks were ‘successful’ . . . but not all farmers are happy
Talks in the beef dispute have come to a conclusion. The Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed said progress was made on “important initiatives aimed at improving transparency along the supply chain.” Groups representing farmers and…
Falling lamb prices for sheep farmers must be considered too
The IFA National Sheep Chairman Sean Dennehy, has recently met with the Tánaiste Simon Coveney to discuss Brexit and a number of other farming issues. A number of issues specific issues were raised in the…
IFA president calls for greater support for beef farmers
With Brexit now just over 70 Days away support is urgently required for beef farmers who are in the middle of an income crisis. That’s according to the President of the IFA Joe Healy Mr…
Talks today in effort to settle beef prices row
It’s critical today’s talks between farmers and the meat industry are a success to ensure the future viability of the sector. That’s the message from the Agriculture Minister, who’s criticised the current toxic relationship between…
Hundreds of workers being laid off as beef price dispute continues
Hundreds of workers at beef plants are being temporarily laid-off as protests by farmers continue at 20 sites across the country. Three factories belonging to Dawn Meats have already started implementing temporary job losses. Meat…