Watch: IFA President confronts Taoiseach in Cork over Brexit impact on farmers

Ministers making their way into Cork's City Hall this morning have been confronted by a show of strength from protesting farmers who grilled a number of them about the impact of Brexit on the beef industry.

Update 12.25pm: Farmers want the government to announce a €100m support package for the beef sector now amid warnings some farmers are facing financial ruin from Brexit losses.

Some 500 angry farmers attended a large IFA rally outside Cork's City Hall this morning where Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is chairing the weekly Cabinet meeting.