Beef could be off the menu next week if crisis doesn't end soon, restaurant body warns

Beef processors have been forced to temporarily lay off thousands of staff as a result of the crisis.

The chief executive of the Restaurants Association of Ireland (RAI), Adrian Cummins has warned that Irish restaurants could run out of beef next week because of the ongoing dispute between farmers and the meat industry.

Mr Cummins also warned that even if the dispute was resolved today it could be a month before supply is resumed.