Meat Industry Ireland head says some protesters outside processing plants are not suppliers

“This is the wrong position to be in so close to Brexit,” he told RTÉ radio’s News at One.

The senior director of Meat Industry Ireland has claimed that some of the protesters outside meat processing plants are not suppliers.

Cormac Healy also said that irreparable damage is being done to the Irish beef industry and there remains “a big question” about the number of customers who will remain after the dispute.