'Counties like Cavan are almost like an economy within themselves'

'Poultry owners have been issued with an order to house their flocks from next Monday'

IFA members are at Aldi and Lidl seeking a 2c increase per egg.

'We have high bio-security protocols on all our sites, and have made changes from last year'

Monaghan and Cavan has one of the highest densities of poultry farms in the country.

The group said producers can't get any more credit and can't afford to pay their energy or feed bills.

The poultry and pig sectors have been facing challenges recently.

Former IFA Poultry Chair and Carrickmacross farmer Andy Boylan says farmers feel unloved by the big retailers.