‘Very serious’ look needed at Irish herd size, says climate change adviser

The head of the Climate Change Advisory Council has said Ireland will need to look ‘very seriously’ at the country’s cattle herd in the years to come. Picture: Niall Carson/PA

Ireland will need to look “very seriously” at the country’s cattle herd in the years to come, a climate change adviser has said.

Marie Donnelly, chairwoman of the Climate Change Advisory Council, said: “Our herd is very large – it’s more than our population of people. And it is going to be a challenge. It’s one that we’re going to have to look at very seriously.”