Beef
Protester arrested and another injured in Cavan
AgriLand understands that one protester has been arrested and another injured and hospitalised after an alleged stand-off between protesters and Gardaí...
Beef Protest
Sheep
Inspection by Chinese officials unable to go ahead in Athleague
An inspection by officials from China at the Kepak processing facility in Athleague, Co. Roscommon, has reportedly been prevented from...
Rural Life
Gardaí enquiries 'ongoing' following incident at Kildare protest
Members of An Garda Síochána are making enquiries following an “alleged incident” outside a meat factory in Co. Kildare where...
Beef
Talks fall through between protesters and factory in Laois
Talks between individual farmer protesters and a meat processor in Co. Laois have fallen through, resulting in a resumption of...
Beef
'I wouldn't have any issue with a 36-month slaughter age' - Supermac's boss
The chronic depression that farmers are taking on beef price is not being passed along the food chain, Supermac’s chief...
Agri Politics
Minister speaks to farm organisation leaders on beef impasse
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed has spoken with the main farm organisations with a view to...
Beef
Video: Farmers continue protests outside factories
Protests organised and held by individual groups of farmers are continuing outside 12 meat plants around the country today, Friday,...
Beef
SIPTU calls for beef conflict resolution as plant workers lose out
The Services, Industrial, Professional and Technical Union (SIPTU) is calling for all parties in the beef sector to come together and...
Beef
Jail threat by factories to be 'fully resisted' by IFA
The threat of jailing genuine farmers for protesting outside factories will be “fully resisted” by the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA),...
Beef
Farmers' right to protest 'must be respected' - INHFA
Meat processors have been called on to lift their threat of legal action against individual farmers who are currently protesting...
Beef
Cahir protesters 'disappear' for Chinese visit
Farmers protesting outside the beef processing facility in Cahir, Co. Tipperary, have suspended their protest and “disappeared” for seven hours....
Agri Politics
High Court hears that protests have escalated since injunction was granted
By Aodhan O’Faolain The owner of several meat factories has told the High Court that protests at one of the...
Beef
Protesters urged to facilitate meat plant inspections
Processors and farmer protesters are being called on to work together so that plant inspections can be carried out by...
Beef
Rathdowney protesters make agreement with factory representatives
A number of farmers that are protesting outside Meadow Meats in Rathdowney, Co. Laois, have met with factory representatives this...
Beef
'We're not worried about it' - Nenagh protest continues despite injunction
Farmers in Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, are continuing to protest outside the gates of the ABP processing facility in the town,...
Beef
Gardaí will intervene to allow 'normal processing' - MII director
Gardaí will intervene at meat processor sites to allow lorries to pass in and out, and to “allow normal processing”...
Beef
Farmer protests continue at 2 sites in Waterford
Two beef processing plants on the outskirts of Waterford city are currently being picketed by protesters, as a fresh wave...
Agri Politics
IFA seeks meeting with CCPC amid invitation to re-enter beef talks
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has been contacted by the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) which has sought an...