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The fears of Irish farmers contributed to the No vote in June (Photo: thesetides.com)

Dairy farmers face bankruptcy

Agriculture commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel said on Monday (19 January) that the current situation in the dairy market was such that many farmers may soon face bankruptcy.

Ms Fischer Boel was speaking at a European agricultural ministers meeting in Brussels to discuss the milk situation, amongst other farming issues.

At a European Parliament committee meeting on Tuesday, Irish MEP Mairead McGuinness also referred to the current turbulence in the dairy farming sector, where milk ...

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The fears of Irish farmers contributed to the No vote in June (Photo: thesetides.com)

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