The Beef Plan Movement last night suspended its protests in the face of threatened legal action and after agreeing to enter talks with the meat factories.
Fianna Fáil wants the European Commission to investigate the beef industry "from the farm to the table" to see who is making the most profits.
'We have nothing to lose at this stage" is a common response from farmers when asked why they took to the streets in recent days. But returns from beef farming have not all of a sudden gone down the tubes.
It began outside a west Cork beef processing plant on a balmy Sunday evening in late July with just 10 people.
Former US senator George Mitchell has denied allegations made in court documents that an underage girl was sent to have sex with him by billionaire Jeffrey Epstein.
The people of Kashmir yesterday voiced their anger at India's decision to revoke its special status - as strict curbs on their movement were eased to permit Friday prayers to go ahead.
Gaffe-prone former US vice president Joe Biden told a group of mostly minority voters in Iowa that "poor kids" are just as bright as "white kids".
