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Joe Ryan is taking over the leadership of Meat Industry Ireland

Joe Ryan new Meat Industry Ireland boss

Business group Ibec has confirmed that Joe Ryan is to take over the leadership of Meat Industry Ireland.

Irish meat processing companies export almost €4 billion of Irish meat to customers in the UK, Europe and around the world each year

Meat Industry Ireland welcomes €100m support scheme

Meat Industry Ireland, the Ibec sector association representing the meat processing industry, has welcomed the announcement by Government of a €100m capital investment programme for …

Business • 29 Dec 20

Migrant Rights Centre said the industry is characterised by low pay (stock image)

Meat industry has 'disgraceful' safety record - MRI

The Migrant Rights Centre has claimed that the meat industry in Ireland is marked by a disgraceful record on health and safety.

Ireland • 25 Nov 20

Three counties are living under stricter restrictions because of outbreaks mainly centred around local food plants

Concerns testing workers may impact meat prices

Concerns have been raised around the potential impact on meat prices as a result of plans to test workers at processing plans for Covid-19.

Coronavirus • 13 Aug 20

The latest blockade began at 7am at the Lidl Distribution centre in Charleville

Meat processing firm ABP confirms cattle price increase

Meat processing company ABP has announced that it will increase the base price of cattle for deliveries from Monday.

Ireland • 06 Dec 19

IFA said the failure of meat factories to increase beef prices is a breach of the recent Beef Sector Agreement

IFA: Meat processors failing to deliver improved prices

The Irish Farmers Association has accused meat processors of failing to deliver increased prices to beef farmers despite an increase in beef prices.

Ireland • 25 Nov 19

Michael Creed said he understands the frustration of farmers

Minister warns beef sector is 'hanging in the balance'

The Minister for Agriculture has warned that the future of the beef sector is now "hanging in the balance" as protests continue outside meat plants …

Politics • 17 Sep 19

The talks ended in agreement following 36 hours of negotiations over two days

Concerns beef blockades may continue at factory gates

The beef talks have ended in agreement following 36 hours of negotiations but there are growing concerns blockades on factory gates are set to continue.

Ireland • 15 Sep 19

Number of farmer protests taking place at factory gates has increased in recent days

3,000 temporarily laid off amid beef dispute - MII

Up to 3,000 workers have been laid off at meat processing plants amid the ongoing dispute over beef prices, according to Meat Industry Ireland.

Ireland • 10 Sep 19

Some farmers are protesting outside the venue for the talks in Kildare

Planned talks on future of beef sector cancelled

Talks on the beef industry, which were due to take place tonight, have been stood down.

Ireland • 09 Sep 19

Farmers have been staging pickets outside meat plants for more than 11 days

Talks to resolve beef dispute will reconvene on Monday

Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed has confirmed that talks aimed at resolving the crisis over beef prices will reconvene next week.

Ireland • 05 Sep 19

A protest outside Dawn Meats in Grannagh, Co Waterford

Two more companies granted beef protest injunctions

Another two meat processors, Kepak and Slaney Meats, have been granted injunctions to stop protests at their plants.

Ireland • 28 Aug 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 …

Ireland • 27 Aug 19

Beef Plan Movement members and individual farmers had been protesting outside meat factories

Talks on resolving beef dispute set to run into night

Talks between representatives of the meat industry, the Beef Plan Movement, farming organisations and Government agencies, aimed at resolving a dispute over beef prices, look …

Ireland • 12 Aug 19

Farmers had protested over the reduction in beef prices

Beef protesters to enter talks with meat industry

The Beef Plan Movement and Meat Industry Ireland have accepted compromise proposals aimed at ending the dispute over beef prices.

Ireland • 09 Aug 19

Beef prices are now back to where they were in 2011 and farmers say they are raising the beef that we eat for nothing

Unrest growing among beef farmers as prices drop

Disquiet is on the rise among beef farmers as prices drop and farmers continue to lose money, reports Richard Downes from RTÉ's Prime Time.

Prime Time • 07 Mar 19

The IFA limited the current protest to 14 out of the country’s 29 meat factories

Beef farmers continue 48-hour protest over prices

Farmers are continuing their 48-hour protest at meat plants across the country in a bitter dispute over beef prices.

News • 11 Nov 14

Today farmers will meet with factories to discuss a resolution in the dispute over beef prices

IFA to meet with factories ahead of blockade

Pressure is mounting on beef farmers to call off a 48-hour blockade of meat factories, planned for this weekend.

News • 07 Nov 14

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