Bord Bia chair Larry Murrin is due to appear before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food shortly.

Live updates available here.

Murrin has been at the centre of controversy in recent weeks after it was confirmed that his company, Dawn Farm Foods, sourced 1% of its beef from Brazil in 2025.

Farm organisations and some politicians, claim that Murrin's business sourcing beef from Brazil is incompatible with his role of chair of the body tasked with promoting Irish food.

The Bord Bia chair is due to appear before the Oireachtas committee at 12:30p.m to answer questions from TDs and senators.

The specially convened meeting follows a request from Fianna Fáil spokesperson on agriculture and TD for Carlow-Kilkenny Peter 'Chap' Cleere for the Bord Bia chair to be invited to address the committee.

Agriland will be bringing live updates from the committee meeting as they happen from 12:30p.m. So stay tuned to our website and app over the coming hours.

Bord Bia

The government has supported Larry Murrin to date, with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon saying he has his "full confidence".

The majority of the Bord Bia board and Meat Industry Ireland (MII) have also rowed behind Murrin in support of his position as Bord Bia chair.

However, the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) has been staging a rolling protest at Bord Bia headquarters for 11 days now, with some members occupying the reception area of the organisation.

Farm organisations are protesting outside the Dáil today to coincide with Murrin's appearance before the committee.

Sinn Féin tabled a motion in the Dáil last night calling on Minister Heydon to use his powers to remove Murrin from his role at the Irish Food Board.

A vote on that motion was deferred until next week after the government tabled an amendment to the motion.

Record

Larry Murrin has been chair of Bord Bia since his appointment by then Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue in early 2024.

In a sit-down interview with Agriland, Larry Murrin said his "record stands" as "a passionate advocate" for the Irish food industry.

Murrin said that he strongly rejects claims that his role as chair of Bord Bia is "incompatible" with leading a multinational company.

The chair of Bord Bia said that after 45 years in the industry, he remains "a passionate advocate for Irish food, farming, agriculture and grain products".

"And I don't have to defend that record. My record stands," Murrin stated.