The manager of Clare Marts says a proactive approach to reducing the number of accidents in the sector will be key to driving down their soaring insurance costs.
It comes as a coalition of 30 mart managers have come together to highlight their fears for the mart network ahead of the election.
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According to the coalition, some marts have seen increases in their insurance premiums of up to 255% between 2015 and 2018, forcing the closure of Mountrath, Carrick-on-Suir and Castleblaney marts in the past 18 months alone.
Martin McNamara says its an issue all mart operators are coming up against:
