Beef talks agreement 'well worth supporting' - Higgins

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President Michael D Higgins has said that the beef talks agreement is 'well worth building on and supporting'

President Michael D Higgins has said that the beef talks agreement is "well worth building on and supporting".

President Higgins said he understood that people protesting were concerned about their incomes, but he said so too are the people working in factories. President Higgins also said that the "firing of blame in all directions" was not helpful and he said "we should really just move on now".It is the biggest outdoor event in Europe with around 250,000 visitors expected at the site in Ballintrane over the next few days.A number of people questioned the officials over Irish meat being processed in the UK before being returned to Ireland for sale, and accused them of not supporting Irish farmers.

The championship takes place as blockades of meat plants continue and the agriculture sector braces itself for the impact of Brexit.Beef dispute leads to 355 further temporary lay-offs

 

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creedcnw I don’t see you retweeting any farmers thoughts on the agreement Michael. Going by the figures on dept. website the beef kill for the last 7 weeks is only down 27% compared to the same period last year. Are the factories lying again?

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Should the president be involving himself in agricultural negotiations? I thought he was supposed to be neutral!

Is Mickey D getting shorter? He’ll be needing a milk crate to stand on soon. Uachtarán na hÉireann on his milk crate🤣

'I've got no beef with anyone' - Michael D Higgins

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