This week in photos: sales at Kilmallock and Raphoe marts

James Hennebry from Clonea Power, Co Waterford, bringing in his in-lamb ewes. They are due to begin lambing on March 1. \ Philip Doyle

Charlie Sweeney, Willie Patton and Charlie Patton at Raphoe Mart. \ Clive Wasson

Thomas Lever, Columba O'Donnell and Robert Magee. \ Clive Wasson

SJ Eaton, Eddie Toye and Ronald McKnight. \ Clive Wasson

Ollie Keating from Burncourt, Co Tipperary, ploughing ground after leafy turnips as part of GLAS. The ground will soon be sown with malting barley. Ollie is being assisted by Thomas Murray from Ballyporeen, who is spreading 10t/acre of mushroom compost. \ Donal O’Leary

Vet Aidan Doyle of Summerhill Veterinary in Nenagh, Co Tipperary, conducting a TB test on the farm of Seamus Hayes in Toomevara, Co Tipperary. \ Philip Doyle

Matthew Reilly, Thomas Deegan and Peter Walsh at the Social Farming information open day on Corina and Patrick Corrigan’s farm in Drumgowna, Co Monaghan. \ Lorraine Teevan

Raymond Lee, Cian McCallen, Darren Delaney and Brendan Stewart from Camphill Community College in Ballybay, Co Monaghan. \ Lorraine Teevan

The first snow fall of the year at An Grianan Fort in Co Donegal. \ Clive Wasson

Joe McDermott feeding carrorts to Busby the donkey at An Grianan, Co Donegal. \ Clive Wasson

Auctioneer John O’Connell gets the selling under way at Monday’s sale at Kilmallcok Mart. \ Donal O’Leary

James Kelly from Doon, Co Limerick, keeping an eye on the ring. \ Donal O’Leary

Jerry Casey of Casey Exporters from Bulgaden, Kilmallock, Co Limerick, with his Spanish importer from Madrid as they check the quality of stock on offer at the mart. \Donal O’Leary

John McGrath from Mitchelstown, Donal Madden of Kilbreedy East, Kilmallock, and Andrew O’Keeffe from Ballyclough. \ Donal O’Leary

John, Ann and Barry Walsh with their set of triplet calves born on their farm at Beechwood, Gaggin, Bandon, Co Cork. The calves - one heifer and two bull calves - were born at 3am on 20 January to a second calver and are the first ever triplets to be born on the farm. The Walshes milk 70 pedigree Holstein cows, so they have registered the calves and named them to mark the event. The heifer has been named Cathy after her mother, while the bulls have been named Kevin Barry and Buzz Aldrin, two famous men that were also both born on 20 January. \ Donal O’Leary