Farmers clash with Coughlan over ‘disastrous’ deal

THE powerful farm lobby clashed yesterday with Agriculture and Food Minister Mary Coughlan over the “disastrous” outcome of the world trade talks in Hong Kong.
Farmers clash with Coughlan over ‘disastrous’ deal
Tue, 20 Dec, 2005 - 00:00
Ray Ryan, Agribusiness Correspondent

Farm leaders claimed the agreement, which includes the scrapping of export subsidies by 2013, represented a black day for the sector.

Ms Coughlan insisted, however, that the agreement between the 148 World Trade Organisation (WTO) countries was the best possible outcome for Ireland.

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Place: Hong KongPlace: IrelandPlace: BrusselsPlace: NorthPlace: South AmericaPlace: AustraliaPlace: New ZealandPlace: GenevaPerson: CoughlanPerson: AgriculturePerson: Food Minister Mary CoughlanPerson: presidentPerson: John DillonPerson: DillonPerson: Pat O’RourkePerson: Malcolm ThompsonPerson: Denis NaughtenPerson: Mary UptonOrganisation: World Trade OrganisationOrganisation: WTOOrganisation: EUOrganisation: EU Council of AgricultureOrganisation: Irish Farmers’ AssociationOrganisation: IFAOrganisation: TaoiseachOrganisation: IrelandOrganisation: Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ AssociationOrganisation: Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ AssociationOrganisation: Fine GaelOrganisation: Labour Party
<p>Pictured on the Bandon river  for the Lee Bandon and Illen river was Christopher O'Sullivan TD minister of state for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity who launched the event with local dairy farmer and Teagasc member Vanessa Kiely O'Connor along with Jim Bergin, chair of BFFW steering committee, Frank O'Mara, director Teagasc Stan Lalor, Teagasc Vincent O'Donovan, chairperson Carbery group, Liam Herlihy, Teagasc, Roy Kingston, farmer and chairman of catchment implementation group, Enda Buckley, director of sustainability, Carbery and Oisín Coackley, catchment co-ordinator. Picture: Denis Boyle </p>

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