Scenes at Liffey Meats protest 'unfortunate' IFA president says

Every farmer has a right to peacefully protest, Mr Healy, told RTÉ radio’s News at One.

Scenes at Liffey Meats protest 'unfortunate' IFA president says

The president of the Irish Farmers Association (IFA), Joe Healy, has described as “unfortunate” the scenes at Liffey Meats plant in Ballyjamesduff, Co Cavan where one protestor was arrested and another injured.

There is a huge amount of frustration among farmers about how much they are being paid per kilo for beef - €3.50 while a Teagasc report had indicated that between €4 and €4.50 was necessary for farmers “to make ends meet,” he said.

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