UP TO 2,000 litres of ammonia gas was leaked into the atmosphere early yesterday at a meat processing plant in Nenagh, Co Tipperary.

The Irish Farmers Association has suspended its protests for a fortnight outside major beef processing plants over low cattle prices.

Workers at the AIBP plant in Dromod, Co Leitrim have begun a protest outside the plant today after management told the staff that the plant was to close.