Taoiseach urged to protect beef industry at EU trade talks

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has been urged by the Irish Farmers’ Association to immediately intervene at the highest levels in Brussels to protect the beef industry.

It follows fears by the IFA that the Irish and European livestock sector could be seriously damaged in trade talks.

These are ongoing between the European Union and Mercosur, a trade bloc of South American countries Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay.