Soaring energy costs and falling milk prices are causing “significant pain” for the Irish dairy industry, Lakeland Dairies chief executive Colin Kelly has warned, urging the Government to do more to protect farm incomes to avoid more disruptive protests over the coming weeks. “Certainly, there is significant pain being felt all across rural Ireland and all across Ireland in general,” he told The Irish Times. “But it’s also very important we don’t block up the country again,” Kelly said, adding, “we fully appreciate people’s right to demonstrate and to protest”. Kelly, who also welcomed the package of reliefs announced this week, was speaking in advance of the publication of Lakeland’s 2025 financial results and annual report on Wednesday. READ MORE PTSB to be sold and the coming inflation storm Rolling Donut acquires new premises on Dublin’s Naas Road Viral Danish discount chain Normal to open new store in Westmeath Retail investment at The Square in Tallaght guiding at €1.2m Amid ...