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Speaking to the Farming Independent Eoin Donnelly, a leading figure on the side of the association that is organising the AGM, confirmed the move which is also supported by the two Beef Plan Movement representatives that sit on the Beef Market Taskforce, Dermot O’Brien and Enda Fingleton. Mr Donnelly said: “At the AGM - which will be held on Saturday, May 15 – we will hold a vote regarding a permanent rebrand of ‘Beef Plan Movement’. “We will be putting it to members to ask them wh...

The Beef Plan Movement protest outside the Dáil in 2019. / Philip Doyle One side of the divided Beef Plan Movement plans to hold an inaugural AGM for the association on Saturday 15 May 2021, 14 months after it was first postponed. The side which includes removed directors of the Beef Plan Movement company limited by guarantee (CLG) Alan O’Brien and Enda Fingleton, and Beef Market Taskforce representative Dermot O’Brien, has chosen to move ahead with the AGM after mediation talks failed. ...

Farming Independent: “My belief is that it is a witch-hunt. I haven’t seen any grounds for an issue or any evidence produced of any wrongdoing. This has hampered the movement and is not doing beef farmers’ cause any good. “Huge sacrifices have been made by members of the organisation where travel expenses and time off work were not claimed. The vast majority of work was voluntary and the vast majority of money was put to good use.” Mr Corley said an agreement was reached to allow for ...

January 19, 2021 4:40 pm Members of the Beef Plan Movement have said that they plan to hold an ‘inaugural AGM’ on Saturday, May 15. A communication to members says that Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has been invited to speak, though he is yet to respond to the invitation. In terms of the Beef Plan Movement dispute, this plan for an AGM is proposed by the camp that includes Beef Plan’s representatives on the Beef Market Taskforce, Dermot O’Brien and En...

January 14, 2021 11:49 am The co-founder of the Beef Plan Movement, Hugh Doyle, has said that two directors of the company were “removed” based on legal advice. AgriLand reported last week that documents had been submitted to the Companies Registration Office (CRO) in December which stated that directors Enda Fingleton and Alan O’Brien had resigned. However, Fingleton told  AgriLand that he and O’Brien had not resigned, and did not intend to do so, contending that they were removed o...

January 12, 2021 5:12 pm Following the revelation last week that the Companies Registration Office (CRO) was told two directors of the Beef Plan Movement had resigned – seemingly without the knowledge of those directors – the two individuals concerned have launched a formal complaint with the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE). On Friday (January 8),  AgriLand reported that documents submitted to the CRO in mid-December showed that Enda Fingleton and Alan O’Brien had...

In total, there are now four directors of the Beef Plan Movement company. \ Barry Cronin There has been a major shake-up of the directors of the Beef Plan Movement company in recent weeks. Documents recently filed with the companies office (CRO) show that Laois man Enda Fingleton and Kilkenny native Alan O’Brien have both resigned as directors of the farmer organisation in the run-up to Christmas. Both Fingleton and O’Brien had served just under two years as directors of the Beef Plan com...

Beef Plan Movement representatives on the Beef Market Taskforce have expressed their objection to the findings of the Grant Thornton report on the Irish beef industry which was presented to the taskforce last week. Reacting to the report, the taskforce members appointed to represent Beef Plan – Dermot O’Brien and Enda Fingleton – said they “demanded further input at taskforce level and requested that a full sitting of the taskforce be dedicated to this very important topic, as a one-ite...

December 11, 2020 10:36 am Members of the Beef Plan Movement are seeking clarity and verification from the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue in relation to an EU trademark application for a ‘Grass Fed’ logo. In a statement issued this week, Beef Plan members said they wished to know how the ‘Grass fed’ logo, if successfully registered, is going to be used. “We need clarity if the logo is going to be used in conjunction with the PGI for ‘Irish Grass-fe...