Agri-industry backs farm lobby protest

BROAD agri-industry support has emerged for a national farm lobby protest to be staged in Dublin next Thursday when European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso addresses the Forum for Europe in Dublin Castle.

The protest will be over the impact on Irish farming and the agri-food sector of the current proposals in the global trade talks which are entering a crucial period in Geneva.

A parade is to assemble outside the offices of the European Commission Representation and proceed to Dublin Castle for a major public rally.