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Food job boosts at Kerry Group as Irish farmers get angry and protest Irish government

Irish food industry gets biggest boost ever

PADDY CLANCY,

Irish Voice Reporter

Published Thursday, October 11, 2012, 7:23 AM

Updated Thursday, October 11, 2012, 7:23 AM

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The IFA (Irish Farmers Association) held a demonstration entitled ' Fighting For The Future Of Family Farming ', in Dublin city center on October 10th to protest against future cuts.

Photo by Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland

IFA president John Bryan said in a speech outside the Dail (Parliament) that farmers want to send a clear message to the government that they must fight in Brussels to secure a deal that supports productive farmers and the rural economy.

Bryan acknowledged the difficult budgetary situation facing all sectors of society but said the government’s agriculture budget had been unfairly targeted. It had been cut by over 40 percent since 2008, compared with an average 10 percent across all government departments.

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