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Varadkar: It would not be fair on EU farmers to ratify Mercosur deal

The Taoiseach has said it “wouldn’t be fair” to ratify the EU-Mercosur trade deal in its current form, as farmers in Ireland protested in solidarity with EU-wide demonstrations. Convoys with hundreds of angry farmers driving tractors created chaos ...

01 Feb 2024 at 21:42

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Louth TD Gerry Adams calls on Government to reject Mercosur

Louth TD Gerry Adams has called on the government to “reject the Mercosur deal when it comes before the EU Trade Council”. Speaking in the Dáil yesterday on the Sinn Féin Private Members Motion opposing the Mercosur agreement, Deputy Adams He ...

11 Jul 2019 at 12:19

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Louth IFA lobby TDs and Senators ahead of Sinn Féin motion to reject Mercosur

Louth IFA members were among farmers who were present at the lobby day yesterday on the EU Mercosur trade deal. Described by the IFA in a press statement as the 'sell-out EU Mercosur trade deal', IFA President Joe Healy said Fianna Fail has ...

11 Jul 2019 at 16:46

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EU ‘can’t take for granted’ Mercosur deal – Tanaiste

The Tanaiste has said the EU “can’t take for granted” the deal with Mercosur, the South American trade bloc, will go ahead. Speaking to reporters on Friday at the Stripe Young Scientist exhibition, Simon Harris said: “No officials, at any ...

09 Jan 2026 at 17:18

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Irish MEPs to oppose EU-Mercosur deal amid backlash

Patrick O’Donovan has said Fianna Fail and Fine Gael MEPs will oppose the EU-Mercosur agreement when it is brought to the European Parliament. Speaking on Limerick’s Live 95 radio, the Minister for Culture said government party MEPs are ...

09 Jan 2026 at 15:13

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‘Tomorrow is not the end’, says Harris over vote on EU-Mercosur trade deal

Ireland grappled with the decision to vote against the EU-Mercosur trade agreement, Ireland’s deputy premier has said. Tanaiste Simon Harris said that while assurances were secured, they were not enough to address all concerns raised ...

08 Jan 2026 at 15:05

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Farmers say hormone found in Brazilian beef should be ‘red line’ on trade deal

The discovery of a prohibited growth hormone in beef originating in Brazil that entered Ireland should be a “wake-up call” for the Government, according to farmers. The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has called on the Government ...

09 Jan 2026 at 07:54

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Lack of coherence in Mercosur communication, Ryan says

The Government did not show “coherence or capability” around the Mercosur arrangement, the former leader of the Green Party has said. Eamon Ryan, who led the party for much of its term within the previous government, said ...

11 Jan 2026 at 15:35

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