Farmers protest at Guinness gates

Farmers say they are not being paid enough for barley crops

Up to 400 farmers have protested over the price of malting barley outside the Guinness brewery in Dublin.

The farmers said the company which supplies barley to Guinness is paying them 20% less for crops this year, despite increased production costs.

The president of the farmers' union, Padraig Walshe, said farmers are "at the mercy" of large corporations.

Guinness owner Diageo said it had no involvement in negotiating the price.

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