Beef Talks Postponed After Chaotic Scenes Outside Department Of Agriculture

They're calling for legal threats against farmers to be dropped.

The first meeting of the Beef Market Taskforce has been postponed - after chaotic scenes outside the Department of Agriculture.

The talks were due to take place between state agencies and farmer groups following a deal struck last month in the long-running dispute.

But some farmers jeered and shoved representatives from Meat Industry Ireland, stopping them getting into the building.

Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed has condemned the angry scenes - and says it's a "great pity" farmer representatives chose not to air their concerns at the taskforce.

These farmers don't think the talks should take place until all legal threats against farmers are lifted:

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