Farmers to protest at meat factories

FARMERS are to hold overnight cattle price protests next Sunday evening and Monday outside the six meat factories owned by the country’s largest beef processor, the AIBP group.

The plants are located in Nenagh, Cahir, Bandon, Waterford, Rathkeale and Clones.

IFA president John Dillon said the final straw for farmers was this week’s latest price cut by the factories in the week that the Russian market was re-opened for all counties.