Young farmers call for Dublin protest march over budget cuts

YOUNG farmers are leading growing demands for a big protest in Dublin over the suspension of the installation aid and early retirement schemes in the budget.

Speaker after speaker called at a Macra na Feirme national rally in Tullamore, Co Offaly, for a march in the capital to highlight their anger over the cuts.

“The days of the gombeen farmers are over. We are going to stand up and be counted,” one delegate said.