Fine Gael TD for Wicklow/East Carlow and Chairman of the Oireachtas Agriculture Committee, Andrew Doyle, has led an Irish agriculture and food delegation in Luxembourg ahead of the St Patrick’s Festival. Deputy Doyle was accompanied by committee member Deputy Michael McNamara, the Ambassador of Ireland to Luxembourg, Peadar Carpenter, also joined in the Auchan event which was hosted by Auchan’s Director, Otto Gardin. “Ireland currently exports €10 billion worth of food and drink products. Agriculture is the largest indigenous industry in Ireland and employs 167,000 people, from farming to food packaging, with the food sector accounting for 46,100 jobs alone. There are around 140,000 farms across Ireland with an average … Continue reading Doyle leads Irish agriculture and food delegation in Luxembourg ahead of St Patrick’s Festival