Members of the Irish Farmers’ Association have vowed to remain outside Bord Bia’s offices in Dublin until Larry Murrin is removed as chair.
Farming groups claim the fact that Mr Murrin’s company, Dawn Farms, has been importing Brazilian beef creates a conflict of interest – given Bord Bia’s role in promoting Irish food.
Dawn Farms has said Brazilian beef made up less than 1% of its overall supply last year.
The Government and Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon say they will not remove Mr Murrin as chair of Bord Bia.
Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Correspondent Aengus Cox explains the origin of the row and says it is hard to predict what comes next.
“The fact that both sides here – the Government and the farming organisations – they’ve marched themselves up a hill, to an extent,” he said.
“It’s hard to see how they march themselves back down when they very much are drawing lines in the sand in terms of their stance.”
US visa changes
Travel expert Eoghan Corry also joins the podcast to discuss US plans to step up scrutiny of foreign visitors’ social media.
Earlier this week, the World Travel and Tourism Council warned the US could lose over 4.7 million tourists as a result of changes to the visa waiver scheme.
Mr Corry said that while the American tourism sector is extremely worried about the changes, the White House under President Donald Trump is more concerned with controlling immigration.
He added that the rule changes could also impact those who may want to travel stateside for the World Cup in June.
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