They are asking the Department to revert to the pre-Level 5 position of permitting the physical presence of buyers at the mart spaced at 2m distance, while allowing the use of online mart systems as complementary only. Read More"A lot of our mart members have no broad band or adequate broadband to run online sales only, especially in the west of Ireland. They also say online mart systems could be open to abuse. Level 5 at MartsUnder the Level 5 restrictions, mart sales rings are to remain closed, with marts to facilitate online sales only. It also states that marts must arrange that individual appointment times are allocated to individual buyers to view or collect livestock.

Source: Irish Independent October 21, 2020 12:11 UTC