FARMERS PROTEST

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BALCONYTV.COM 18/04/2008
More than 10,000 farmers have taken part in a protest march in Dublin City against current European proposals in negotiations on world trade.
The farmers gathered at Leinster House and marched to Dublin Castle where European Commission President Jose Manuel Barosso was addressing the forum on Europe.
Farmers from all parts of the country took part in the march and original turnout expectations were well exceeded.
Those involved are unhappy about the stance EU Trade Commission Peter Mandleson is taking in the current negotiations on world trade.
They say the beef and dairy sector could be virtually wiped out.
Farmers are angry over the stance being taken by EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandleson in the current round of negotiations to liberalise the rules on world trade.
They say Ireland's livestock industry would be decimated, and there would be cuts the dairy, grain and other sectors.
This could result in 50,000 rural jobs being lost and 100,000 cattle farmers being made redundant.

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[joebstarsurfer]

They took are jobs durki durk lol

[TheHawaiianEd]

Read David Gumpert's book: THE RAW MILK REVOLUTION."

The Milkmen are Back.

[Greg260146]

The truth is that even now Robert Mugabe has a greater democratic legitimacy than the EU. Mugabe has been elected often in the past though now his mandate has run out - The EU Commission has NEVER been elected & the peoples of France, Holland & Ireland have VOTED NO to the new constitution/Lisbon Treaty threatening the snouts of the politicians and parasites with losing their troughs on the gravy train. The corrupt central State is determined, like Mugabe, to force new votes for personal gain!

[Awhmen]

feckit, where's me cow gone..?

[vincentvega250]

poor farmers all lost in dublin,Hope they found there way out