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    Horsmeat Controversy

    Horsmeat Controversy

    The Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney, has said the licensing system for horses has to be 'radically changed'.Mr Coveney said the system whereby seven individual bodies currently issue horse passports would have to end. He said this would be replaced by one body overseen by the Department of Agriculture. His comments came after an inspection at Ossory Meats in Banagher, Co Offaly found that 25 horses presented for slaughter had irregularities relating to their passport and microchip identification. Joining Myles from Kilkenny was James Murphy IFA Chairman of the Horse Project team.

    http://www.rte.ie/radio1/today-with-pat-kenny/programmes/2013/0315/376816-today-with-pat-kenny-friday-15-march-2013/?clipid=1031323
    The Importance of Beef & Sheep Farming to the Irish Economy

    The Importance of Beef & Sheep Farming to the Irish Economy

    Did you know that there are 6.6 million cattle and 4.8 million sheep in Ireland. Beef and sheep holdings account for two out of every three farms in the country. This prompted the IFA to commission Alan Renwick Professor of Agriculture and Food economics in UCD to put together a report on the importance of beef and sheep farming to the Irish economy. What he found is that they employ 100,000 full time jobs, they operate in areas where no other farming type would be viable. Overall it’s a five billion euro sector with a strong multiplier effect. This means ...

    http://www.rte.ie/radio1/countrywide/programmes/2013/0420/383481-countrywide-saturday-20-april-2013/?clipid=1057912

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