Why a billionaire is buying up land in one Irish county - and why farmers are unhappy

Irish billionaire John Magnier has been steadily accumulating huge tracts of land in south Tipperary, adding to the holdings of Coolmore Stud, his hugely successful horse breeding company.

But local farmers say Coolmore’s activities are pricing them out of land they desperately need to stay afloat in a difficult business environment.

[ Big Read: How John Magnier’s Coolmore bloodstock operation is buying up Co TipperaryOpens in new window ]

The situation highlights a profound and ongoing change in how Ireland’s agricultural land is used.

Ronan McGreevy reports.

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