This week in photos: sextuplet lambs arrive in Co Galway

Peter Murphy from Ballybraid, Glenmallure, Co Wicklow, feeding his rams and ewes on an outfarm. Peter farms sheep and suckler cows at the foot of Leinster’s highest mountain Lugnaquilla. \ Philip Doyle

Cattle grazing in a flooded field beside the River Blackwater near Lismore, Co Waterford. The river burst its banks at the weekend due to heavy rain. \ Donal O’Leary

Irish Farmers Journal editor Justin McCarthy addressing students at the Agri Aware farm walk and talk at Tullamore Farm for secondary school students. The students got to learn about suckler cows and calves, sheep, dairy calves, meat processing, animal health, plus health and safety. \ Philip Doyle

Katie Kearnery, Abbie Branigan, Chloe Dunne, Lola Clarke and Ava Bermingham from St Peter’s College, Dunboyne. \ Philip Doyle

Students from Good Counsel College in New Ross, Co Wexford, get a feel for farm life. \ Philip Doyle

Anna Daly, Chloe Slevin, Lauren Carroll and Saoirse Kennedy from Mercy Secondary School in Kilbeggan. \ Philip Doyle

Barry Cassidy of the Irish Farmers Journal talks to students about sheep and lambing. \ Philip Doyle

Rachel O’Connor from Presentation College Carlow assists Irish Farmers Journal beef and suckler editor Adam Woods in demonstrating how to calf a cow. \ Philip Doyle

Nicola Fetherstone, a second-year PhD student with UCD and Teagasc, with one of the sextuplet lambs in Teagasc Athenry. The prolific Belclare ewe has given birth to sextuplets for the second year in a row. The lambs were split evenly, with three males and three females, and all weighed between 2.7kg and 4.7kg. \ Philip Doyle

RTE western correspondent Pat McGrath interviews Nicola Fetherstone. \ Philip Doyle

Farm technician Henry Walsh teaches new lambs to use an artificial rearing unit on the farm. \ Philip Doyle

Leo Barron from Old Parish, Dungarvan, Co Waterford, looking through the pens of calves on offer at Dungarvan Mart. \ Donal O’Leary

Joseph and Joe Feeney from Bohadoon, Dungarvan, Co Waterford. \ Donal O’Leary

Steven, Caitriona, Aodhán and Donagh Fitzgerald from Aiglish, Co Waterford. \ Donal O'Leary

Discussing the day’s trade at Dungarvan Mart were John Heffernan from Ballymacarbry and Seamus Foran from Kilmacthomas, Co Waterford. \ Donal O’Leary