Farmers jostle minister over proposed REPS closure

Agriculture Minister Brendan Smith was heckled and jostled by protestors while on a visit to Cork today.

Farmers jostle minister over proposed REPS closure

Agriculture Minister Brendan Smith was heckled and jostled by protestors while on a visit to Cork today.

Up to 1,000 farmers tried to stop the minister's car from leaving a factory in Ballineen, Co Cork.

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