Agriculture minister backs Bord Bia chair as board rejects calls for resignation

Minister Heydon and the Bord Bia board back chair Larry Murrin after calls for his resignation over Brazilian beef sourcing

Bord Bia chair Larry Murrin keeps post as agriculture minister Martin Heydon (above) backs him amid Brazilian beef row. Picture: PA

Agriculture minister Martin Heydon has expressed his full confidence in Bord Bia chair Larry Murrin.

The Bord Bia board met on Thursday to discuss Mr Murrin’s position after it emerged that Dawn Farm Foods, where he holds a senior role, had sourced Brazilian beef for the Irish market.