Forget 'Big Brother', everyone is tuning into the ‘Bord Bia five’

Five IFA members remain in the now 17-day-long sit-in protest at Bord Bia's Dublin HQ. The group were permitted to visit a nun to receive their ashes for Ash Wednesday
Forget 'Big Brother', everyone is tuning into the ‘Bord Bia five’

The remaining sit-in protesters in Bord Bia Dublin HQ, dubbed 'The Bord Bia 5'.

The Bord Bia five were able to receive their ashes for Ash Wednesday, but nobody is giving up protesting for this Lent period.

Among the five still occupying the Dublin HQ are: IFA treasurer Patrick McCormick, farm family chair Teresa Roche, Wicklow rural development committee member Tom Byrne, Donegal-based farm family  and social affairs committee member Christine Friel, and Cavan forestry committee member Richard Moeran.

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