IFA: Factories cannot ignore protest

Factories cannot afford to ignore the thousands of farmers who attended beef price protests which ended yesterday, the Irish Farmers Association has warned.

The IFA said an estimated 15,000 farmers took part in the demonstrations outside 30 locations, with the 24-hour action concluding yesterday in the north Cork town of Charleville.

The organisation said farmers were furious over the €350 per head cattle price gap it says has opened up with the main export market in Britain.