Around the country in pictures this week

This week our photographers have attended marts and events in Mayo, Wexford and Waterford.

Photo Desk

1 May 2019

Around the country in pictures this week

John Wallace from Portarlington; Hughie O’Leary from Portarlington; Derek Cunningham from Monsterevin, and Jason Horlick from Killenure, at Kilcullen Mart. \ Philip Doyle

Liam Flynn from Tubbercurry, Co Sligo, keeping his donkeys in line while

competing at the Mayo Ploughing Championships in Kilmaine. \ Hany Marzouk

Pauline Lavin from Roscommon competing in the Mayo Ploughing Championships. \ Hany Marzouk

Michael Ryan from Ballinvegga, Co Wexford, and Liam Kehoe from Terrerath, Co Wexford, at the weekly cattle sale at Enniscorthy Mart. \ Mary Browne

Barry Kirwan from Barntown, Co Wexford; Paul Fortune from Oylegate, Co Wexford, and Joe Hughes from Buffers Alley, Co Wexford, at Enniscorthy Mart. \ Mary Browne

Niall McCabe of Teagasc speaking at the Teagasc Monaghan CAPS and news discussion group’s 10th anniversary and farm safety talk in Carrickmacross. \ Rory Geary

Reader’s pic: Harry Corrigan and Kate Hourigan keeping an eye on the cattle on a farm in Co Wicklow. You can send your pictures to picdesk@farmersjournal.ie or tweet @IFJ_picturedesk.

You can send your pictures to picdesk@farmersjournal.ie or tweet @IFJ_picturedesk.

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