Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon has made a formal complaint to gardaí, saying two signs were ripped from the door of his constituency office at a weekend protest against Bord Bia chairman Larry Murrin.
The complaint came after an estimated 2,000 people gathered on Saturday outside Heydon’s office in Newbridge, Co Kildare. They went on to stage a 2km convoy protest around the town.
Heydon has said he has “full confidence” in Murrin in his role at Bord Bia, the State body responsible for the promotion of Irish food.
The Irish Farmers’ Association has been calling for Murrin’s removal as chairman since it emerged that his food company Dawn Farms had been importing Brazilian beef for some products.
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“Minister Heydon made a complaint to the local gardaí on Sunday,” said a spokesman for the Minister. “Two signs were ripped off either side of the [office] door and taken away.”
Asked about the case, An Garda Síochána said:
“Gardaí received a report of an alleged incident of theft at a premises in Newbridge, Co Kildare, on February 28th, 2026,” the force said. “Inquiries are ongoing.”
The IFA said: “We are aware two signs outside the Minister’s office were damaged during the protest on Saturday. We contacted his office that evening to make them aware of this and to say we would replace them.”
