Northern farmers plan protest at Stormont

Northern farmers are to stage a major demonstration at Stormont on Friday to highlight the difficulties facing their industry.

Ulster Farmers Union president Ian Marshall said: “People in Northern Ireland understand the importance of a vibrant food industry to the local economy, we aim to make sure this message is heard in Brussels.

"We do not want a situation where Commissioner Phil Hogan, sees protests in Dublin, Paris or anywhere else but not in Belfast and uses that to conveniently ignore us.”