Dawn Farms supplies beef to the chain, but the company stated that Brazilian beef accounted for less than 1 per cent of its supply and none of this was supplied to Subway stores in Ireland. “With Sinn Féin it’s sack first, ask questions later,” Heydon said during testy exchanges in the two-hour debate. He imported Brazilian beef that did not meeting EU standards, he said. “If the contingency planning was to mix Brazilian beef with Irish beef “then this Government needs to start being honest with Irish farmers”. “It is no wonder then, that farmers are angry when they hear” the Bord Bia is “importing possibly contaminated Brazilian beef”.

Source: The Irish Times February 05, 2026 14:56 UTC