Co-ops umbrella body boss rejects ‘toothless talking shop’ criticisms

THE head of the co-ops umbrella body, ICOS, said yesterday that it is engaged in a huge level of work in relation to the movement for change within the dairy industry.

It followed a claim at the European Dairy Farmers Congress in Cork earlier this week that ICOS is a “toothless talking shop”.

ICOS president, Pat McLoughlin, did not refer directly to the criticism in yesterday’s statement but outlined “the huge level of work” ICOS has been conducting over recent months and the level of work ahead.