Budget measures will harm Gaeltacht

BUDGET cutbacks will cause serious damage to the Gaeltacht economy, taking €8 million a year out of the rural west of Ireland, farmers in the area have warned.

Hundreds of farmers will hold a meeting tonight with Minister for Rural, Community and Gaeltacht Affairs, Eamon Ó Cuiv who will hear how their incomes will be damaged by budget measures due to come into effect in January.

The Irish Farmers’ Association claims people in Connemara and the rural west of Ireland will be particularly damaged by budget cuts to farm schemes.