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Morning Ireland Tuesday 17 September 2019

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Morning Full Programme Podcast: Tuesday, 17th September 2019

Live news, sports, weather and traffic, presented by Gavin Jennings and Bryan Dobson.

Travelling to the ploughing? What you need to know

Maggie Doyle got a sneak peak as the last-minute preparations were under way yesterday.

Beef dispute leads to 355 further temporary lay-offs

Fran McNulty, Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Correspondent, discusses new job losses and layoffs in the beef sector live from the Ploughing Championships. Pat McCormack, ICMSA President, discusses the results of a survey of farmers, which found that over 50% of farmers want a concession on the backstop, to avoid a no-deal Brexit.

"We all have to make a living and the beef farmers wants a good price for his product"

Anna May McHugh, National Ploughing Championships Managing Director, discusses the biggest week in the farming calendar year as the National Ploughing Championships begin in Fenagh, Co Carlow.

Central Bank: Irish farming sector facing uncertain outlook as Brexit looms

Mark Cassidy, Central Bank Director of Economics and Statistics, discusses the significant challenges facing the beef and sheep sectors as Brexit uncertainty looms.

Minister writes open letter calling for farmers to end blockades at meat factories

Michael Creed, Minister for Agriculture, is urging protesting beef farmers to consider the agreement reached at the weekend, saying the future of the sector is in their hands.

Farmer unions advocate for support in no-deal scenario

Joe Healy, President Irish Farmers' Association, discusses the current situation for beef farmers after a deal was brokered at the weekend.

National Ploughing Championships under way in Co Carlow

Gerry Murphy, forecaster with Met Éireann, reports on the promising forecast for the week of the National Ploughing Championships.

Petrol and diesel prices could rise 'significantly'

Julian Lee, an oil strategist with Bloomberg, assesses the likely impact attacks on Saudi oil processing plants will have on global oil supplies and the cost of petrol and diesel.

Voluntary sailing club encouraging people to try sailing this autumn

Cian McCormack reports on a sailing club in Dun Laoghaire that is working to introduce the sport to people who would not normally be able to afford to take it up.

EU court to hear appeals over Apple's €13bn tax ruling

Will Goodbody, Business Editor, previews an appeal by the Government and Apple against a European Commission ruling that a €13bn tax break for the company breached state aid rules.