Listen Back: Mercosur trade deal bad news rural Ireland says local farmer. European Union Governments have approved the landmark Mercosur trade deal.
But Ireland was among a number of countries to oppose it. At European Council level countries have voted in favour of the Mercosur Trade deal, an agreement that's been in the works for a quarter of a century.
Ireland opposed the deal; along with France, Poland, Hungary and Austria.
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Pig farmer Frank Brady from Cootehill says the Mercosur deal is bad news for rural Ireland. He spoke to Northern Sound in detail about this.
