The ongoing objections by An Taisce to the Glanbia Ireland cheese plant in Kilkenny exposes the extent to which the relationship between farmers and environmentalists is broken. There is the potential for a similar outcome in the case of ongoing objections to the Glanbia cheese plant. If the Glanbia plant is not commissioned, the outcome will not be to reduce milk production in Ireland. Instead, the effect will be to force farmers to move down the route of an all year round milk production system. The Glanbia outcome will be determined by a judge - not whoever wins the battle on social media or the national airwaves.

Source: The Irish Times May 20, 2021 13:16 UTC