Donal Ryan leaves Clare Marts in good shape

AFTER 35 profitable years at the helm of one of the most successful livestock marts in the country, Donal Ryan, General Manager, Clare Marts is to stand down later this year.

He has directed the development of the Clare Marts Group from annual turnover of £1.5m to more than €50 million, and leaves with the remarkable record of reporting a profit every year for his three and a half decades as General Manager.

Assets of the group have increased from £30,000 in 1969 to more than €6.25m today, of which more than half is in cash and cash investments.