Minister urged to intervene in labeling crisis hitting Galway marts

Galway Bay fm newsroom – The Minister for Agriculture is being urged to engage in talks to resolve a labeling crisis hitting Galway marts and beef farmers. The controversy concerns EU labeling regulations which is hindering the sale of cattle to the North. Sinn Fein Cllr Dermot Connolly raised the matter at this week's meeting of Ballinasloe Municipal District. He called on Simon Coveney to engage in talks with Minister Michelle O'Neill, the Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development in the Stormont Executive. Cllr Connolly said farmers who attended a recent public meeting concerning the sector raised serious concerns.