Lynch farm lit up China eyes

Well done to Dairygold Co-op vice-chairman James Lynch and his family for representing EU farmers so well, when they hosted Chinese vice-president Xi Jinping during his visit to Ireland.

The green and grassy Lynch dairy farm at Sixmilebridge in Co Clare made a good impression on TV audiences among China’s 1.3bn population — including those who buy €85m per year of Irish baby food, which includes products made from the Dairygold milk pool.

The leader-in-waiting of the world’s second-biggest economy would have been well briefed on Ireland’s skill at attracting foreign investment, and on our EU presidency next year, as Europe is China’s biggest export market.