Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon has said it was important that the independent governance review into the board of Bord Bia was “swift and clean” and covers areas of concern raised by the IFA. Heydon told RTÉ Radio’s Today with David McCullagh show that Larry Murrin would continue to be the chair of Bord Bia during the review but “as a sign of good faith” he would not chair a meeting on March 25th which falls during the review. Heydon anticipated the review would be completed by April 30th. Because we export 90 per cent of the food and drink we produce, this debate has been focused very much on the domestic market which is only 10 per cent of farmers’ food and drink. For the chairman to stay in place during the review was “completely wrong” and undermined the review, he added.

Source: The Irish Times March 03, 2026 23:18 UTC