Rural Life
As the minister nears completion of his tour of marts, one mart manager has expressed frustration over the limit on numbers during sales.
Beef
The social distance restrictions for marts has been reduced from 2m to 1m, but with a maximum of 50 people allowed in the show area.
Agri-Business
The Government has been called on to provide support and funding for marts to help them "get back on track" after the Covid-19 pandemic eases.
When she took over as manager of Donegal Livestock Mart in 2007, Eimear McGuinness encountered customers who had difficulty dealing with a woman but this, she said, was short-lived.
The manager of Donegal Mart has called on the government to get involved in lifting “the roadblocks” that are in place for live exports.
