Rural Life
Limit on numbers frustrates mart manager as minister draws crowds
As Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue nears completion of his tour of marts around the country,...
Eimear McGuinness
Beef
Social distancing in marts cut to 1m
The social distance restrictions for marts has been reduced from 2m to 1m, but with a maximum of 50 people...
Agri-Business
Calls for funding 'to get marts back on track' after Covid-19
The Government has been called on to provide support and funding for marts to help them “get back on track”...
Rural Life
Mart manager number-crunches her way through 'grass' ceiling
When she took over as manager of Donegal Livestock Mart in 2007, Eimear McGuinness encountered customers who had difficulty dealing...
Agri-Business
Donegal Mart manager calls for removal of 'roadblocks' on live exports
The manager of Donegal Livestock Mart has called on the government to get more involved in lifting what she describes...