Farmers and marts ‘must be paid what they are owed’ by exporter

Farmers and livestock marts must be paid monies they are owed by TLT International, the country’s largest live cattle exporter, which has been put into receivership, it was stressed yesterday

Gearoid Costelloe, Grant Thornton, has been appointed receiver to the business following a decision by TLT’s London-based bankers, HSBC.

Irish Farmers’ Association president John Bryan met with the receiver in Dublin yesterday for an up-to-date report on the extent of the difficulties.