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14,000 tonnes of beef was imported into the country between January and March of this year.
On every other matter concerning the climate, efficiency is their watchword. Yet here, they wish to hobble and destroy one of the most efficient industries in the world.
Michael Collins TD speaks on the parallels between the Dutch farming protests and Irish farmers, saying that Ireland is becoming the “laughing stock of the world” on agricultural issues.
At the Farmers Protest in Dublin City Centre 14th January 2020
Aontú’s Becky Kealy slams govt
A group of environment-focused economists in Germany have called for massive tax hikes on meat products to combat climate change, even as food prices surge due to inflation. According to researchers from TU Berlin’s Chair of Sustainable Use of Natural Resources, the government should move to limit meat consumption to “attain greenhouse gas neutrality.” “Livestock […]
“The Brazilians must be falling over in stitches because of what is happening in this country”
At the anti-lockdown assembly in Cork City Centre 6th March 2021 Photo credits: John Tangney
Last month, it was reported that Bill Gates, the billionaire businessman and activist on climate issues, had been buying farmland in the United States to the extent that he now owns the biggest amount of farm acres in America. Gates, who is one of the richest people in the world, has quietly bought up 242,000 acres of […]
Around this time last year, the streets surrounding Leinster House and Merrion Square were brought to a complete standstill by furious beef farmers. This followed years of having their produce and their work undervalued. They were fed up to the back teeth. They demanded change. Beef prices were on the floor. Morale was at all […]
“NO FARMERS, NO FOOD, NO FUTURE”. Low prices and carbon taxes mean “It’ll be GAME OVER over for rural Ireland”. Farmers tell Gript why they are protesting in Dublin. #gript
At the Farmers Protest in Dublin City Centre 14th January 2020
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