Around the country in pictures this week

This week our photographers were in Trillick and Ballymena.

Photo Desk

15 November 2017

Around the country in pictures this week

Kenny Hawkes, David Beattie and Leslie Beggs all from Omagh along with Robin Tate from Newtownstewart who attended the Dairylink farm walk. \ Houston Green

Robin Clements with his sons Matthew and Steven on theie farm walk. \ Houston Green

Kieran O’Neill from Glenarm and John Hegarty from Ballymoney help Packie Donnelly of Ballymena (left) get his Suffolk ready for the ring at the annual show and sale of females at Ballymena Mart. \ Houston Green

James and Elizabeth Gould from Ringsend along with David and Laura Anderson from Bushmills and 11-year-old Billy at the annual Suffolk Sheep Society show and sale of females. \ Houston Green

Brothers Karl and Dan Gilchrist, Chapeltown, Co Down, with their children Owen, Kieran, Sarah, Brendan and Aoife at the Suffolk Sheep Society’s show and sale. \ Houston Green

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