'Dairying can give struggling beef sector opportunities'

Teagasc director Gerry Boyle

Margaret Donnelly

Dairying can provide the beleaguered beef sector with opportunities as it becomes more specialised, according to Teagasc director Gerry Boyle.

Speaking at the launch of the organisation's annual report, he said to say that beef is a challenged sector is "putting it mildly", adding that it's hard to find pockets of profitability in beef production in Ireland.