Pedigree

A catalogue of 178 bulls and 50 females at the Limousin Premier Show and Sale in Roscrea last Monday made it one of the biggest sales of any breed in Ireland in recent years.

Ciara Malone from Ballickmoyler, Co Laois, is pictured brushing her bull Ballinrahin Lucas at the Limousin Premier Show and Sale in Roscrea.

Donal O' Leary

Dairy

David Savage milking 258 cows for Cathal Moran at Curraghlane, Skeoughvosteen, Co Kilkenny. The cows are milked twice a day except for Sundays, when they are milked just once.

Ramona Farrelly

Sucklers

Pat Beatty from Cloncovid, Co Cavan, farms with his son Richard. They have a herd of sucklers and a Charolais bull. Most cattle are housed now given the weather.

Philip Doyle

Tillage

Ger McDonnell from Aghada, Co Cork, is pictured loading the drill with Quadra winter barley he is setting for Ted Motherway at Two Mile Inn, Co Cork.

Donal O'Leary

Burren Winterage

Patsy Carrucan's herd of Limousin, Charolais cross cattle passing through Ballyally up the Burren to winterage pasture.

Dave Ruffles