Kepak’s €6.5m Clare investment ‘indefinitely postponed’
A planned €6.5m investment in Kepak’s Tiermaclane facility is to be postponed on the back of illegal blockades at the entrance to the meat processing plant.
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Tiermaclane workers laid off as farmers protest rolls on
*FILE PIC: Farmers protesting at Kepak, Tiermaclane. Photograph: John Mangan Tensions are rising as the ongoing protest by farmers outside meat processing plants continues.
‘Brexit the cause of Clare’s beef crisis’
Brexit has been attributed with causing “a beef crisis” in Co Clare.
Beef Plan on verge of setting up new producer organisation
After almost four months of planning, the Beef Plan is in the final stages of establishing its new producer organisation as farmers continue to protest around the country.
Beef Plan cancel meeting as Tiermaclane protest continues
*Photograph: John Mangan An organised meeting for members of the Beef Plan has been cancelled.
Clare beef farmers return to the picket line
*FILE PIC: Protesters at Kepak. Photograph: John Mangan Beef farmers have returned to the picket line in Co Clare.
“Farmers mental health is at an all-time low”
Concern has been expressed that the mental health of farmers is at “an all-time low”.
Farmers protest suspended to allow for talks to commence
*Photograph: John Mangan A protest by Clare farmers at the grounds of Kepak in Tiermaclane has been suspended for twenty four hours.
Kepak workers told to stay home as protests continue without Beef Plan
*Photograph: John Mangan Kepak employees at Tiermaclane have been asked not to go to work as the meat processing plant plays home to a protest by beef farmers across Co Clare.
Farmers warn of looming rural recession as protests continue
*Farmers protesting at Kepak, Tiermaclane. Photograph: John Mangan An estimated 800 people in the county have thus far partaken in peaceful protests led by farmers.