Thursday 30 November, 2023

'Shock and betrayal' over nitrates lead to farmer protests in Ireland

Irish farmers have held protests against the changes

Alex Black
clock • 3 min read
'Shock and betrayal' over nitrates lead to farmer protests in Ireland

Irish dairy farmers feel ‘betrayed' by the Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue for failing to reach agreement with the EU on extending Ireland's derogation from parts of the nitrates directive....

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