Coveney:Up to 10,000 dairy jobs likely

Up to 10,000 jobs could be created after the EU abolishes milk quotas later this month, Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney has said.

The move is set to see 300,000 more cows brought into dairy production, with a 50% increase in milk yield, the minister predicted.

“It is the most significant policy change that agriculture has seen in a lifetime. Particularly in counties that have the capacity to grow dairy industries rapidly.