Sign up to the Withdrawal Agreement, move for a general election or have another referendum on Brexit were the three options MEP Sean Kelly sees as the options for the UK following this week’s Brexit extension.

Addressing the audience at the Clare IFA dairy seminar in Ennis on Thursday night, Sean explained how sick and tired most members of the European Parliament were with Brexit and the negative influence it was already having on dairy and beef farms in Ireland and beyond.

Uncertainty

He said: “The uncertainty that it is bringing is damaging businesses across the EU and most people, including MEPs, are sick of talking about it.”

IFA members in the audience talked about the hurdles Irish and European farmers have to get over in order to secure markets abroad.

Sean agreed, but also suggested that environment and climate change must be addressed by farmers and that Ireland, including the farming community, need to reach the 2030 climate change targets.

Members of the audience pushed Sean to campaign for farmers to help with getting the Fair Deal scheme eligibility across the line.

The IFA is organising a protest on Fair Deal in Dublin next Tuesday.

Speaking from the audience, one woman said: “Farmers are entitled to nursing care the same as other professions, a farm is a place of work and when people move on they can’t take it with them. We need your support on this.”