Livestock mart manger hits out at failure to ease restrictions
The manager of a local Livestock mart is raising concerns that the restrictions in relation to the number of farmers allowed to attend livestock sales has still not been relaxed despite the majority of Covid restrictions being eased. Eimear McGuinness is the manager of Donegal Co-op Livestock Mart. She…
Local mart manager disputes Minister for Agriculture claims on mart activity
The Minister for Agriculture, Donegal TD Charlie McConalogue, has claimed that the level of activity at agricultural marts has decreased by only 16 per cent during level 5 restrictions. Marts have only been allowed to operate sales online since October 20th. The Agriculture Minister says the cattle throughput in marts…
Livestock sales have to continue online
The Department of Agriculture says livestock sales will have to continue as an online-only operation — despite the collapse of one of the main apps earlier this weekend. Sales were delayed for around two hours in more than half the marts in the country on Saturday due to a server…
Local Mart Manager unhappy with new guidelines
A local Mart manger has hit out at the latest Guidelines issued by ICOS, Associated Livestock marts and the Department of Agriculture which are aimed at helping Marts continue to operate throughout the next 6 weeks during the Level 5 restrictions. The new guidelines will allow marts to trade,…
New covid-19 measures introduced for local marts
Mart Mangers across the north west have introduced new measures for all their marts which are to take immediate effect from today throughout the region. The local marts have collectively put forward a number of guidelines which they be adhering to over the coming weeks in order to continue…
Beef plan Movement protesting outside Donegal factory from today
Farmers are protesting at a Donegal meat factory this afternoon. Members of the Beef plan movement are outside Foyle Meats in Carrigans today highlighting the need for better and fairer prices for farmers. Recent reports show that prices are marked upwards of 200% in some shops around the country. Donegal…
Mart owners warn government mart insurance will shut marts down
The impact of escalating insurance costs on marts will be highlighted in Leinster House today. The manager of the Donegal Co-op Livestock mart Eimear McGuinness is attending the discussion at the Joint Oireachtas Finance Committee. She told Ocean FM News she has carried out her own survey of some local…