The Clare branch of the Irish Farmers Association has slammed the Agriculture Minister who they claim has “completely and utterly ignored” their concerns throughout the Bord Bia controversy.
The farming representative organisation has stood down its protest at Bord Bia headquarters following an agreement that a governance review into the matters raised during the dispute will take place.
Five IFA members occupied the lobby of Bord Bia’s Dublin offices for 28 days while a rolling 24-hour protest took place outside the building for 36 following the revalation that Larry Murrin’s company used Brazilian beef in its produce.
Feakle-based Chairperson of the IFA in Clare, Stephen Walsh, has been telling Clare FM’s Seán Lyons that farmers fear for their livelihoods if the use of South American meat becomes the norm here.
You can listen to the full interview below.
