UP to 65 jobs will be lost as a result of Glanbia getting approval from the Competition Authority to acquire Kerry Group’s Limerick milk processing operations, in a deal worth €10 million.

THE ICMSA in Co Limerick has called on the newly-elected Limerick County Council to reconsider a new levy on planning approvals for agricultural development and rural housing.

A DAIRY farmers' leader has reminded co-op board members they are elected by farmers, and told them to look within their own operations to see where savings can be made, rather than cut milk prices.

DUMP your unprofitable divisions before you cut milk prices to farmers, warned ICMSA last week as Dairygold Co-op gave its new Chief Executive a baptism of fire from its angry milk suppliers.