Ciaran Mullooly is a man on a mission and that mission is changing the minds of 88 of his colleagues in the European Parliament. The Independent Ireland MEP is opposed to the Mercosur trade deal, the EU’s controversial agreement with South American countries that has been in the works for 25 years. The deal, in its various forms, has been the subject of much criticism from the farming community in Ireland, and across Europe, over the influx of cheap South American beef into the EU that could undermine their livelihoods. An updated agreement between the EU and the Mercosur (made…

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