Seanad debates
Wednesday, 2 July 2003
Common Agricultural Policy: Statements.
At a medium level, in west Cork we have four co-ops, Bandon, Barryroe, Lisavaird and Drinagh which now process no milk. However, the co-ops are still there and they supply hardware and store material to the farming community in their areas. All the milk goes by tanker to Carbery Milk Products in Balineen. Carbery Milk Products is doing a superb job because it does not convert the milk into old hat type products. It was one of the early pioneers of Bailey's Irish Cream and did a lot of research and provided the method of processing the cream into alcohol. It still makes alcohol products and produces Boru Vodka which is produced from milk, one of the greatest raw materials of all time. The company also produces the fabulous Dubliner cheese.
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