Current state of wool sector 'a clear sign of policies not working'

Amid the "income crisis" sheep farmers are currently experiencing, they are continuing to suffer the impact of the collapsed wool market.
Current state of wool sector 'a clear sign of policies not working'

Despite a long tradition of wool produce in Ireland, the wool sector has been "significantly underappreciated and undervalued" in recent times.

The current state of the wool sector in Ireland is "a clear sign of policies that are not working", Cork South-West TD and Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns has said.

In the Dáil last week, Ms Cairns and other TDs urged for measures to be put in place by Government to support the sector.

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