Dublin city centre has been brought to a standstill as hundreds of farmers took part in a protest over beef prices. The “tractorcade” protest made its way into Dublin on Wednesday afternoon in a bid to highlight low prices for beef farmers. Farmer Kevin Murphy from Wexford is taking part in the beef price protest in Dublin. pic.twitter.com/RyRare9rg8 — Cate McCurry (@CateMcCurry) January 15, 2020The Individual Farmers of Ireland, which organised the protest, have called for farmers to get a better beef price. Kevin Murphy, a 24-year-old beef farmer from Wexford, said: “There are a number of issues – the main issue being the beef price that we are producing is below cost price.

Source: Irish Examiner January 15, 2020 16:52 UTC