€18m mart development opens

AN €18 MILLION landmark development which showcases progressive agri-related activity in a modern setting will be officially opened in Kilkenny today by Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Minister Mary Coughlan.

Located on a 28-acre site at Cillin Hill at the gateway to the city, it is owned and developed by Kilkenny Co-op Mart, and features a multi-purpose venue and conference centre alongside state-of-the-art facilities for the society’s core business of livestock sales.

The co-op’s decision to diversify its activities with a flagship project is being hailed as a model for the country’s livestock marts.