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C&D Foods To Drop Injunctions Against Beef Farmers

Court injunctions against two beef farmers who had been protesting outside a pet food company in Lon...
Niall Colbert
Niall Colbert

2:08 PM - 28 Nov 2019



C&D Foods To Drop Injunctions...

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C&D Foods To Drop Injunctions Against Beef Farmers

Niall Colbert
Niall Colbert

2:08 PM - 28 Nov 2019



Court injunctions against two beef farmers who had been protesting outside a pet food company in Longford are to be struck out.

C&D Foods had brought the action against Fine Gael Cllr Pauric Brady and local carpenter Colm Leonard after its facility in Edgeworthstown was blockaded in September during the dispute over beef prices.

The disruption led to the company temporarily laying off 187 of its employees.

The Beef Plan Movement had said it would not attend any meetings of the Beef Market Taskforce until the two injunctions were lifted.

Dermot O'Brien, South-west Regional Chair of the Beef Plan Movement, says they are now prepared to meet as soon as tomorrow.

The Agriculture Minister says reconvening the Beef Market Taskforce and implementing the beef sector agreement is now his priority.

Minister Michael Creed is now calling on all parties to engage with the Independent Chairman of the Beef Market Taskforce in order for talks to resume immediately.



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