Livestock export company Purcell Brothers will load a boat for Libya at the end of this week.

The vessel is due to arrive in Waterford Port on Thursday, with loading expected to start on Friday.

The consignment is for up to 2,000 bulls weighing approximately 400kg. It is the firm’s first export order to this market for some years.

Contracts

In recent years, it has been involved in exporting weanling bulls to Turkey.

Meanwhile, a number of other exporters are finalising contracts to export cattle to Libya and Turkey.