{"id":297480,"date":"2026-02-14T09:05:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T09:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/297480\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T09:05:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T09:05:07","slug":"macra-calls-on-minister-to-intervene-to-protect-irelands-food-reputation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/297480\/","title":{"rendered":"Macra calls on Minister to intervene to protect Ireland\u2019s food reputation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kilkennypeople.ie\/section\/186\/farming-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Macra<\/a> continues to call on Minister for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kilkennypeople.ie\/section\/186\/farming-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Agriculture<\/a> Martin Heydon to take decisive action to facilitate urgent and constructive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kilkennypeople.ie\/section\/115\/news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">dialogue<\/a> across the agri-food sector, in order to protect Ireland\u2019s international food reputation and restore farmer confidence in Bord Bia.<\/p>\n<p>Recent public exchanges involving the Chair of Bord Bia and concerns raised by the Irish Farmers\u2019 Association have highlighted the need for clear leadership, dialogue and engagement. Confidence among farmers in the institution that represents Irish food at home and abroad is essential and must be safeguarded, according to the farming organisation.<\/p>\n<p>Ireland\u2019s reputation as a trusted, high-quality food producer depends on unity, transparency, and respect throughout the sector.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kilkennypeople.ie\/section\/115\/news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TAP HERE FOR MORE LOCAL NEWS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Failure to address these issues risks damaging not only farmer and consumer trust, but also Ireland\u2019s standing on the global stage.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the matter, Josephine O\u2019Neill, National President of Macra and Kilkenny woman, said: \u201cIreland\u2019s food reputation is a critical national asset, and it cannot be taken for granted. Farmers must have confidence in the systems and structures that represent them internationally.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are calling on the Minister to intervene now, ensure meaningful dialogue takes place, and provide the leadership needed to restore trust and protect our global standing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As ongoing issues continue to challenge Ireland\u2019s access to world markets, the importance of An Bord Bia to represent Irish food on the global stage is needed now more than ever. Continued unrest surrounding An Bord Bia must be resolved to restore confidence amongst consumers and the agricultural sector.<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Macra continues to call on Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon to take decisive action to facilitate urgent and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":297481,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3810,141335,27127,61,60,12969,141334,43],"class_list":{"0":"post-297480","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ireland","8":"tag-agriculture","9":"tag-bennettsbridge","10":"tag-farming","11":"tag-ie","12":"tag-ireland","13":"tag-kilkenny","14":"tag-macra","15":"tag-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297480","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=297480"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297480\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/297481"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=297480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=297480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=297480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}