WATCH: Laois IFA farmers on CAP protest with President Francie Gorman
Laois famers in the Irish Farmers Association, including IFA President Francie Gorman, at the Rock of Dunamaise for CAP cut protest
Dozens of Laois farmers gathered in their tractors at the foot of the Rock of Dunamaise on Wednesday, November 10, to form a giant tractor shaped No CAP Cuts sign in the Dobson family’s field.
Francie Gorman, the IFA President, and Henry Burns, Laois IFA chair, were among the group hoping to gain attention from European leaders gathering in Dublin this Friday, and avert a cut that they say will cost Laois farmers €9.6m per year over the next seven years.
More to follow.