Agri-Business
'Not correct to exclude' elderly vets from working in meat plants - Department of Agriculture
A senior official with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has said he received “legal advice” that said...
Agri-Business
A senior official with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has said he received “legal advice” that said...
Agri-Business
Research based on the outbreak of Covid-19 at the Tonnies meat processing facility in Germany has suggested that Covid-19 can...
Rural Life
Sinn Féin TD Matt Carthy has raised concerns over the structure of ownership of (some) meat factories in Ireland. Speaking...
Agri-Business
Trade union SIPTU said it has written to Rosderra Irish Meats following a staff walk-out at one of its factories last...
Sheep
Trade union SIPTU has told AgriLand that a Kildare Chilling factory worker is waiting “nearly two weeks” for a Covid-19 test...
Agri Politics
Trade union SIPTU has claimed it is aware of a meat factory worker that was told if they “self-isolated there...
Beef
The closure of a factory once a cluster of Covid-19 cases has been confirmed “needs to happen immediately” according to...
Agri-Business
Independent TD Mattie McGrath has described what he called the “awful living conditions” of some food processing plant “agency workers”....
Agri Politics
Concerns have been raised that “agency workers” are being moved between food processing plants. TD Jackie Cahill told AgriLand that he...
Rural Life
According to the group representing O’Brien Fine Foods and Carroll Cuisine, “there were no signals that there was any cause...
Agri-Business
Every announced Covid-19 inspection carried out by the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) took place in meat processing plants, AgriLand can...
Agri-Business
Rosderra Irish Meats said it is “pleased” to return to full operations this week following a staff walk-out at one...
Beef
Meat Industry Ireland (MII) said it believes that approximately 20% of the workforce is covered by sick pay. Trade union SIPTU...
Rural Life
The Migrant Rights Centre Ireland (MRCI) has said that there are “definitely undocumented workers in the meat sector who may...
Rural Life
Following concerns raised by trade union SIPTU over sick pay for workers in meat factories in Ireland, the Department of...
Beef
Unannounced inspections in meat processing plants “should become policy” according to Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Dara Calleary....
Beef
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has said that it would “not be appropriate” for meat plants affected by Covid-19 outbreaks...
Beef
Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has been called on to “urgently review the baffling decision to refuse an application” from...