This afternoon’s IFA protest march in Dublin.
Richard Hemming tweetz:
Rule 1 of protest club… Hold your sign the right way up!
This afternoon’s IFA protest march in Dublin.
Richard Hemming tweetz:
Rule 1 of protest club… Hold your sign the right way up!
And more LAND.
Farmers from around Ireland at the Department of Agriculture earlier protesting at the lack of action on farmers concerns “relating to the new GLAS [hydro] scheme and restrictions imposed in SAC [Specially Areas of Conservation]…”
G’wan The Bull.
(Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland)
This lunchtime.
Roisin Delaney tweetz:
“Unloading of the hay at today’s farmers protest at the Dept of Agriculture [Dublin]…
(Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland)
Members of the Irish Farmers’ Association, including its president John Bryan (blue coat,pic 5), outside Dublin Castle, housing a meeting of EU agricultural ministers, protesting about CAP payment regulations.
The IFA is opposing a “major reduction in CAP payments to the most productive, highest-paid farmers in favour of those who currently get much lower payments”.
Farmers Protest As EU Ministers Discuss reforms (RTE)
Earlier: They Brought Their Own
(Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland)

Hang sangwiches and a drop of milk.
Moments ago.
Sharon Gaffney tweetz:
Farmers protesting outside Dublin Castle, where EU agriculture ministers are resuming talks on CAP reform.
We’re going to need more rolls.
Farmers to protest CAP reform (Irish Examiner)
Top pic via Sharon Gaffney
(Sam Boal/Photocall ireland)
The Petit Cafe on Kildare Street, Dublin, this morning
Taking advantage of the farNOMNOMNOM
Thousands Of Farmers To Demonstrate in Dublin Over Funding Concerns (RTE)
Thanks Ruairi Carroll