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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 whether they want the name ‘Beef Plan Movement’ to be retired and that we would rebrand accordingl...

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. Notice of the meeting was issued by Patrick Rooney under the title of Beef Plan chair. It will be op...

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 an independent audit of the organisation’s 2019 books to take place but he added that “it was ne...

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 Enda Fingleton; as well as Eoin Donnelly and ‘removed’ company director Alan O’Brien. The commun...

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 over their scrutiny of the group’s accounts. Now, a letter signed by Doyle – typed on Beef Plan-h...