IFA president and son set off by tractor to Brussels for protest

IFA president, Francie Gorman and his son Tom set off this morning on a pilgrimage to Brussels to join a farmer protest on Thursday to coincide with an EU Council meeting.

(Left to right): Tom Gorman, IFA president, Francie Gorman, Pat Bergin, Templetuohy Farm Machinery and IFA Laois chairperson Henry Burns collecting the tractor for the protest in Brussels. Photo: Finbarr O’Rourke

As part of a farmer protest in Brussels, Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) president Francie Gorman and his son Tom set off this morning by tractor from the Irish Farm Centre

They aim to arrive in Brussels on Thursday in time for the protest organised by the European farm umbrella body COPA COGECA.