January 14, 2021 4:03 pm
There are “huge opportunities” for the Irish agri-food industry within the EU, according to Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney.
Speaking at the North Tipperary Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) county executive annual general meeting (AGM) earlier this week on Tuesday, January 12, the minister voiced his views that, while the UK will remain a key market for Ireland, we should be looking to improve export opportunities elsewhere also.
The minister attended the virtual IFA AGM after being asked by local senator Garret Ahearn and North Tipperary IFA chairwoman Imelda Walsh.
During the meeting, Minister Coveney said: “There are as many protections as we could have designed into the [Brexit] deal – but that doesn’t mean that we don’t need to be certainly aware of potential risks in terms of future policy decisions made in Westminster and how we may react to it.