Farmers appeal to commissioner for urgent assistance

IRISH farmers were in Brussels to outline the scale of the flooding that turned thousands of acres into vast lakes across the country to European Union agriculture and rural development Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel.

Irish Farmers’ Association President Padraig Walshe met with the Commissioner and briefed her about the on-farm crisis that has developed as a result of the flooding.

He said the dire farm income situation this year, where a drop of 28% is placing huge strain on families, is heading for a disaster for those worst affected by the flooding.