MINISTER HUMPHREYS CONCLUDES SUCCESSFUL ST PATRICK’S DAY TRADE MISSION TO SWEDEN AND DENMARK

Minister met with key Govt figures to discuss Brexit and promoted Irish beef through a range of events

The Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Heather Humphreys TD, this weekend concluded a very productive visit to Sweden and Denmark. The Minister visited four cities in four days; Gothenburg, Stockholm, Uppsala and Copenhagen. She was accompanied on the visit by local representatives from Bord Bia and Enterprise Ireland and a key focus of the visit was the promotion of Irish beef and lamb in the Nordic markets.

Minister Humphreys met with a number of senior Government ministers and officials to discuss the possible impacts of Brexit. In Stockholm, the Swedish capital, Minister Humphreys met with the Minister for Rural Affairs, Sven-Erik Bucht, whom she invited to visit Ireland. Minister Humphreys also …