Protests have so far led to more than 700 arrests
Wave of support
“The extreme farming scum must be tracked down and locked up.”
Dairy products up almost 50%.
‘Below-cost selling’ in supermarket
Irish pig farmers are calling for support for their struggling industry, which they say is “staring into the abyss.” Pig farmers have been hit hard by rising costs of animal feed, as well as fuel due to the ongoing energy crisis. Pigs are the third most common kind of livestock farmed in Ireland, and the […]
Slams call to deny farmers loans
Farmers are also angry that, despite the focus on the carbon footprint of agriculture, the EU-Mercosur deal in 2019 allowed for the import of 99,000 tonnes of South American beef into the European market annually
New research has revealed that Irish farmers are 7 times more likely to die from heart disease than people in other professions. Additionally, it is now believed that almost half suffer from high blood pressure and cholesterol. The findings were reported recently at the annual conference of the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists, and revealed […]
Government completely insensitive to the needs of farm families
Nolan: “My county of Offaly will experience 53% of the job losses, because of an unjust transition”
A Wexford Councillor has accused “Dublin-centric politicians” of encouraging “misinformation and anti-farmer propaganda” at a time when farmers are struggling. Sharing a photo of the controversial Go Vegan billboards which have been seen throughout the country in the past few months, Codd said: “while our farmers are watching their livelihood and rural Ireland’s way of life desecrated, […]