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09/10/2012
Farmers Come In Thousands To Protest Funding Cuts
Some 10,000 farmers have gathered in Dublin to demonstrate over their concerns about future EU and Government funding for the agricultural sector.
Kildare St and Merrion Square South have been closed to traffic as the farmers make their protest near Government Buildings and Leinster House.
The “day of action” by the Irish Farmers’ Association is its biggest demonstration in the capital for several years.
The main concern of farmers is the reform of the EU Common Agricultural Policy over the next few months.
The Irish Farmers' Association is insisting that there should be no cuts to the €1.6bn Ireland gets every year.
It is also opposed to proposals to redistribute the individual annual payments to farmers, arguing that the most productive farmers here could lose out.
The association says the Government must not cut the €300m it spends on farm schemes in December’s Budget.
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Kildare St and Merrion Square South have been closed to traffic as the farmers make their protest near Government Buildings and Leinster House.
The “day of action” by the Irish Farmers’ Association is its biggest demonstration in the capital for several years.
The main concern of farmers is the reform of the EU Common Agricultural Policy over the next few months.
The Irish Farmers' Association is insisting that there should be no cuts to the €1.6bn Ireland gets every year.
It is also opposed to proposals to redistribute the individual annual payments to farmers, arguing that the most productive farmers here could lose out.
The association says the Government must not cut the €300m it spends on farm schemes in December’s Budget.
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