Farmers demand apology from Agriculture Minister

The ICSA farming organisation has called on Agriculture Minister Joe Walsh to apologise for misleading the public earlier this week about the true level of farm incomes.

The ICSA farming organisation has called on Agriculture Minister Joe Walsh to apologise for misleading the public earlier this week about the true level of farm incomes.

Mr Walsh insisted that the average farm income was €45,000 per annum, but farmers said they are earning far less.

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