Rural Life
Tributes have been paid to former livestock auctioneer John (Johnny) Murphy passed away recently in his 99th year in Athenry, Co. Galway.
While she has worked in marts most of her life, stepping up to auctioneer at a sheep sale at Tuam Mart was a first for Saoirse Loftus.
N.Ireland
Swatragh Livestock Market has said it will close for over a week following the death of its general manager, Paul Coyle.
Willie Neilan, the auctioneer at the Mid Kerry Co-Op Mart has retired after 40 years of working at the mart.
Beef
Having been closed for the last five years, Mountrath Mart is set to re-open in July 2024 with the return of cattle sales to the ring.
Traditional farming practices, the importance of the family farm, social isolation, and the advent of online marts feature in the project.
Farmers smoking around the ring at livestock marts has been described as totally unacceptable by the chairman of Clones Livestock Mart.
