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Farmers will be demonstrating over low beef prices

Farmers to hold protest in Dublin city centre

Farmers are to stage a further protest in Dublin tomorrow over low beef prices.

Beef farmers tractors block the entrance and exit to an Aldi Ireland distribution centre in Naas, Co Kildare

Farmers plan further blockade over beef prices

The Irish Farmers' Association has said a further blockade of a retail distribution centre is planned for Friday morning.

Ireland • 06 Dec 19

The orders were secured last September by C&D Foods

Court strikes out injunctions over beef price protests

Injunctions preventing two protesters from blockading and intimidating people working or visiting a pet food manufacturing plant in Edgeworthstown, Co Longford have been formally struck out by the High Court.

Courts • 29 Nov 19

C&D Foods sought the injunctions after a blockade was put in place at the plant in Edgeworthstown

Injunctions over beef price protests to be struck out

Controversial injunctions against two people who had been protesting at the C&D pet food factory in Co Longford are to be struck out at the request of the company.

Ireland • 28 Nov 19

Meat Industry Ireland said companies were left with no alternative but to seek legal action

High Court grants injunction against beef protests

The owners of up to a dozen meat plants have been granted temporary High Court injunctions restraining groups of protesters from blockading their factories and intimidating staff and suppliers.

Ireland • 27 Aug 19

Among the commitments made was a review of how farmers are paid for different types of cattle

Progress reported as beef talks adjourn

Talks involving representatives of the meat industry, farming associations and Government agencies to try to resolve a dispute over beef prices adjourned after 2am this morning.

Ireland • 13 Aug 19

Some of the farmers protesting in Co Galway

Farmers protest in Co Galway over cattle prices

Dozens of farmers are protesting in Ballinasloe, Co Galway as part of an ongoing series of nationwide protests outside meat processing plants.

Connacht • 31 Jul 19

Farmers protested outside 14 meat factories around the country

Coveney says Beef Forum can deliver progress

The 48-hour nationwide protest by farmers at meat factories has ended with farmers vowing to return to the factory gates if the prices they receive for their animals do not increase.

News • 11 Nov 14

The factories affected are those owned by Larry Goodman's ABP, Kepak, and Dawn Meats

Farmers in 48-hour protest over beef prices

A 48-hour protest by farmers outside meat factories is under way at 14 locations.

News • 10 Nov 14

Discussions ended with agreement that farm organisations and meat factories will engage in a period of negotiation

Beef Forum brings agreement for negotiation period

The third meeting of the Beef Forum set up by the Minister for Agriculture to address the issues of the ongoing beef crisis ended with an agreement by both sides to enter a negotiation period.

News • 30 Oct 14

Farmers held a protest at the Department of Agriculture yesterday

Coveney rejects IFA criticism over beef prices

Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney has rejected as untrue criticism from IFA President Eddie Downey that he is sleep-walking through the crisis engulfing farmers over beef prices.

News • 18 Jun 14

Farmers allege that meat factories have cut the prices they are paying for some beef animals

Farmers in protest over beef prices

Hundreds of farmers gathered outside three meat-processing plants today to protest against what they claim are cuts to beef prices.

News • 05 Feb 14

Farmers claim there is a €370 price difference between cattle in Ireland and in the UK

Farmers protest in Maynooth over meat prices

Farmers and members of the IFA have staged a protest at a number of supermarkets in Maynooth over what they say are deep cuts to the prices being paid to them for livestock.

News • 17 Sep 13

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