It seems there was irritation at the Bord Bia and Department of Agriculture annual briefing for livestock exporters last week.
My ears pricked up when I heard reports of ICSA president Paddy Kent making a lengthy speech criticising the organisers for the state of beef farming.
Clearly exporters saw this as a hijacking of what is their biggest opportunity of the year to confer with Bord Bia and the Department.
Exporter Kevin Quinn stood up and pointed out that the event was a briefing for exporters and that he wasn’t happy that a farm organisation would use it to make political points.
He thanked Bord Bia, and specifically Joe Burke, for organising the briefing and for its efforts on behalf of exporters.
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