Henry BurnsHenry Burns, a sheep, cattle and tillage farmer from Co Laois, spoke to news correspondent Pat O'Toole. Burns told O'Toole that one of the worst consequences of the fallout from the IFA pay scandals of 2015 is that "the motives of ordinary men and women who represent farmers are being questioned. We have to restore confidence. A strong IFA is the best way for farmers to come together." Read the full interview with Burns
here.
Henry Burns
Henry Burns, a sheep, cattle and tillage farmer from Co Laois, spoke to news correspondent Pat O'Toole. Burns told O'Toole that one of the worst consequences of the fallout from the IFA pay scandals of 2015 is that "the motives of ordinary men and women who represent farmers are being questioned. We have to restore confidence. A strong IFA is the best way for farmers to come together." Read the full interview with Burns here.
Joe Healy
Joe Healy, a dairy farmer from Co Galway, spoke to Paul Mooney. Healy told Mooney that he would "love" to get rid of the levies paid by members of the IFA to the organisation. Although he added that he is "not foolish enough" to think the IFA does not need money, he said it’s time to look at "what is the best possible way to raise an adequate amount of money to run the organisation". Read more from Healy's interview here.
Flor McCarthy
Flor McCarthy, a cattle and sheep farmer from Co Kerry, told news editor Patrick Donohoe that dairy and tillage farmers should not be nervous about putting the tick beside McCarthy on the ballot paper. "As Kerry county chairman from 2000 to 2004, I represented dairy farmers, tillage farmers, pig farmers as well as suckler and drystock farmers," he said. Read the rest of what McCarthy had to say here.
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