Mr Lemass says Ireland follows the same rules as the UK when sending live horses to abattoirs abroad Asked by newspaper men in Dublin last night to make a general statement about the horse export trade, the Prime Minister, Mr Lemass, said: "The Government would much prefer to see the trade in horses converted into trade in horsemeat. We hope this will happen. We have offered to give all reasonable...
Horsemeat scandal: Irish PM defends shipping of livestock: From the archive, 20 January 1960
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