Hi there,
I am not very upto date on this topic - but I was listening to the radio the other morning and it outlined the dissapointment of the decision.
From what I understand these talks were between 35 countries. An enourmous requirement - would it not be better for the EU rather than involve itself in talks like this to make individual agreements with countries on a one to one basis. There by making it easier to get an agreement, and making it easier for business and the farming omunities alike..
I'm a great believer in free trade as a means of increasing wealth. Ireland should be championing free trade and preparing to take advantage of it rather than being held back by a few thousand farmers who get most of their income from the taxpayer anyway.