'Use us or lose us', Irish growers warn as shortages sweep shelves

David Currid of Grantstown Nurseries in Ballygunner on the outskirts of Waterford City. His company is one of the biggest Irish growers of tomatoes. Picture: Dan Linehan

Irish growers have warned the public to “use us or lose us” — as veg aisles empty across Ireland as growing issues in Spain and Northern Africa cause disruption to the supply to imported produce.

David Currid, one of just a handful of glasshouse tomato growers in Ireland, is the chairman of the Quality Green Producer Organisation, which represents several of the major commercial glasshouse growers in Ireland.