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In a field of its own

Archiseek / Ireland / News / 2002 / March 30 2002: In a field of its own

None of them wanted to come to Ireland, let alone to a field in Co Meath. The Eurocrats in the EU Commission's Food and Veterinary Office would have much preferred to stay in Brussels and had no hesitation in saying so. They didn't want to sacrifice a cosmopolitan lifestyle for Irish stew, or anything like it. The blame, or the credit, for bringing them here rests with Meath farmer John Bruton TD, who happened to be Taoiseach in 1996 when the spoils of decentralisation were shared out among member states. Ireland, where agriculture is still so important, managed to bag 250 vets, food scientists and assorted administrators.

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