PROTECTING IRISH FARMERS WILL REAP NO REWARD

PROTECTING IRISH FARMERS WILL REAP NO REWARD: "Martin Mansergh has long been considered one of the few intellectuals of Irish politics, a man capable of seeing the bigger picture, but last week he provided evidence that even the smartest practitioners in his trade never forget that all politics is local - and most definitely not global.

The Tipperary South TD reacted to the news of the World Trade Organisation's failure to agree on a new global trade deal in Geneva by issuing a celebratory statement. This was a brilliant victory for Irish farmers, Mansergh declared, as no deal meant existing protections would not be dismantled."

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