Taoiseach And Cabinet Ministers To Visit Clare Today For ICMSA Conference

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The Taoiseach, Minister for Environment and Minister for Agriculture will be visiting Clare today for the ICMSA’s Annual General Meeting.

Leo Vardadkar, Green Party leader Eamonn Ryan and Fianna Fáil’s Charlie McConolague are all expected to speak at the event which is kicking off at the Radison Blu Hotel at 2pm.

The Mercusor Beef Trade Deal, the proposed EU nitrates derogation reduction and delayed payments under the Suckler SCEP and Acres scheme are set to be the main topics up for discussion.

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O’Callaghan’s Mills Farmer and Clare Chair of the Irish Creamery and Milk Supplier’s Association Martin McMahon says the government must step up to the plate.

You can listen to the full interview below.