Tanaiste Simon Coveney said the EU Commission will bail out Ireland’s beef industry if a no-deal Brexit sparks an agri-food trade war. Tanaiste Simon Coveney said the EU Commission will bail out Ireland’s beef industry if a no-deal Brexit sparks an agri-food trade war. Coveney: EU will bail us out of beef trade war with UKMr Coveney said the Commission has “made it very clear” that they will “support and protect” the Irish agriculture industry if Britain crashes out of the EU without a trade deal. He said the Commission “recognises the vulnerability” of Ireland’s beef sector in the event of a disorderly Brexit. Fianna Fail deputy leader Dara Calleary raised the threat to the beef industry with Mr Coveney in the Dáil.

Source: Irish Independent February 21, 2019 12:22 UTC