'We want a future in rural Ireland': Macra marchers are 'fighting to stay'

'We want a future in rural Ireland': Macra marchers are 'fighting to stay'

Macra member Andrew Dunne, from Co Laois, with a mock boarding pass on the final leg of the march to Government Buildings. Picture Colin Keegan/Collins

Members of Macra na Feirme who met Taoiseach Leo Varadkar along with a number of ministers on Wednesday said they had a "positive" discussion after their 79km march to Dublin to highlight the issues facing young people in rural Ireland. 

They welcomed a commitment from the Taoiseach to return to discussions by the end of the summer.

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