IFA rally to highlight sugar fears

THE Irish Farmers Association will hold a big public rally in Mallow this coming Sunday afternoon to highlight the threat posed to the beet growing and sugar processing sectors in Ireland by proposed European Commission reforms.

There will be a march to Mallow Sugar Factory, where there will be speeches by IFA president John Dillon, the beet growers section chairman Jim O’Regan, and other key figures.

The rally will take place as negotiations on the reforms, which could prove devastating for the industry in Ireland and its sole processing plant in Mallow, are now coming to a head.