Greens claim trial will damage Irish farming

Greens have reacted angrily to the decision allowing GM potatoes to be grown on a trial basis.

The Greens environment spokesperson Cllr Malcolm Noonan said that Fine Gael and Labour had rolled over for the bio-tech industry without considering the impact on farming and the country’s international image.

“This decision will do untold damage to Irish farming just at a point when it was showing signs of real recovery.