IFA president Joe Healy, IFA national livestock chair Angus Woods, IFA Cavan chair Elizabeth Ormiston and Kerry representative of the IFA national livestock committee Helen O’Mahony before an IFA lobby of TDs and senators on the beef crisis in Dublin on Wednesday. \ Finbarr O’Rourke
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The Brexit crisis is already under way in the beef and pig sectors, IFA president Joe Healy told an all-island civic dialogue in Dublin Castle on Friday morning.
Uncertainty
“Farmers are already feeling the brunt of Brexit.Uncertainty and the drop in the value of sterling have contributed to a crisis in our beef and pig sectors in particular,” Healy said.
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“Hoping that there will be a safety net at the bottom of the cliff is not enough. We are already in freefall. We need support now.”
The IFA has called for mitigation plans to be put in place as a matter of urgency.
Concrete actions needed on Brexit, clarity and urgency required, Micheál Martin, leader of Fianna Fáil at the the All-Island Civic Dialogue on Brexit. #allislanddialoguepic.twitter.com/WdNGWlEW94
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The Brexit crisis is already under way in the beef and pig sectors, IFA president Joe Healy told an all-island civic dialogue in Dublin Castle on Friday morning.
Uncertainty
“Farmers are already feeling the brunt of Brexit.Uncertainty and the drop in the value of sterling have contributed to a crisis in our beef and pig sectors in particular,” Healy said.
“Hoping that there will be a safety net at the bottom of the cliff is not enough. We are already in freefall. We need support now.”
The IFA has called for mitigation plans to be put in place as a matter of urgency.
Concrete actions needed on Brexit, clarity and urgency required, Micheál Martin, leader of Fianna Fáil at the the All-Island Civic Dialogue on Brexit. #allislanddialoguepic.twitter.com/WdNGWlEW94
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