Backlash for Cork Marts

FARMERS in East Cork have hit back at the co-op they are members of, by opposing the closure of Midleton Mart, planned to take place within the next two months.

Cork Marts wants to close their Midleton and Mitchelstown premises by the end of the year, citing the need for major rationalisation, as livestock numbers going through the marts decline.

The closure of Midleton and Mitchelstown was first mooted four years ago, but it was only last week that the advisory committees of both marts were informed of the scheduling of closures.