Fianna Fáil ministers hold 'constructive' meeting with IFA amid farmers' protest

IFA President Tim Cullinan speaks with Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue saying the Government are out of touch with farmers and rural Ireland. Picture: Finbarr O'Rourke

Tánaiste Micheál Martin says a “constructive” meeting took place between Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) protesters and Fianna Fáil ministers, following a protest outside the party’s think-in earlier this morning.

The protest, over the European Commission’s decision to tighten rules on Ireland’s nitrates derogation, is taking place outside the Horse and Jockey Hotel, where the Fianna Fáil think-in is ongoing in Co Tipperary.