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Waterford meat plant staff ‘bused to work with standing room only’ – Doherty

September 17, 2020

Sinn Féin TD Pearse Doherty has claimed that staff at a Co. Waterford meat plant were being “bused to work” while there were…

Suspension of Covid-19 testing at meat plants ‘highlights serious capacity issues’

September 10, 2020

Agri Politics

The suspension of Covid-19 testing at meat plants completely undermines assurances from the Health Service Executive (HSE) that there is capacity in the…

HSE postpones Covid-19 testing at meat plants

September 10, 2020

Beef

The Health Service Executive (HSE) has said that Covid-19 testing at meat plants is to be postponed, apparently on a temporary basis. Sinn…

Kildare Chilling ‘unlikely’ to be taking sheep in early part of this week

August 17, 2020

Sheep

Kildare Chilling is unlikely to be taking sheep in the early part of this week, as the company awaits a second batch of…

Meat plants ‘should be forced to close in event of new Covid-19 clusters’

August 14, 2020

Agri Politics

The “lack of commitment” from the meat processing industry to immediately close individual plants in the event of further outbreaks of Covid-19 has…

SIPTU: Do we cherish quality of our food more than safety of our people?

August 13, 2020

Beef

Trade union SIPTU has thrown down the gauntlet to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Covid-19 this morning, Thursday, August 13, by asking the…

Sole trader meat plant workers a ‘growing phenomenon’

August 12, 2020

Beef

Meat industry workers operating as sole traders are a “growing phenomenon” in the Irish sector, with such workers not entitled to social welfare…

Oireachtas committee to discuss meat plant situation tomorrow

August 12, 2020

Beef

The situation in meat processing plants will be the first topic for discussion when the Special Committee on Covid-19 Response meets tomorrow, Thursday,…

Micheál Martin: Serial testing for meat plants initially on a weekly basis

August 11, 2020

Beef

A serial testing programme – initially on a weekly basis – is set to be rolled out for meat plants and direct provision…

‘Covid-19 is moving from the community into the factories’ – Ibec CEO

August 11, 2020

Agri-Business

The CEO of Ibec – the business and employer umbrella group of which Meat Industry Ireland (MII) is a part of – has…

Covid-19 cluster prevention precautions ‘were not enforced’ – TD

August 11, 2020

Agri Politics

Pleas from the government for people not to apportion blame over Covid-19 outbreaks at meat factories “is a self-serving cry for people not…

‘Response from some meat plants is absolutely appalling’ – Stanley

August 10, 2020

Agri-Business

The public discussion around Covid-19 in meat plants is continuing today, Monday, August 10, following a recent surge in the number of cases…

MII and acting chief medical officer meet to review protocols in plants

August 7, 2020

Beef

Meat Industry Ireland (MII) has said that it spoke this morning, Friday, August 7, with the acting chief medical officer Ronan Glynn, as…

Calls made for meat industry taskforce as Covid-19 clusters continue

August 7, 2020

Agri Politics

Calls have been made for a taskforce for the meat processing industry following the emergence of new Covid-19 clusters at a number of…

SIPTU: 9% of meat industry workforce now diagnosed with Covid-19

August 7, 2020

Beef

The spike of Covid-19 clusters in meat and food processing facilities in recent days “comes as no surprise” to trade union SIPTU, which…

Spike in meat plant Covid-19 cases ‘a stark reminder of threat’ – MII

August 5, 2020

Beef

Meat Industry Ireland (MII) has responded to the recent spike in confirmed cases of Covid-19 and virus clusters in meat processing plants, saying…

Some plants ‘chalking down their quotes’ amid tighter lamb supplies

July 30, 2020

Agri-Business

A lot of lambs were sold over the last few weeks, with 74,535 sold in the past week alone and supplies tightening, according…

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