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Sheep trade booming at Kilkenny Mart

Kilkenny Mart saw a 'booming trade for sheep', with shippers, butchers and factory agents all fighting it out to secure both lambs and ewes.

MARKETS 10 June 2026

Sheep trade booming at Kilkenny Mart

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Heifers meet a sharper trade than bullocks in Roscrea Mart

Heifers meet a sharper trade than bullocks in Roscrea Mart

MARKETS 9 June 2026

Suckler lots sought after in Kilcullen Mart reduction sale

Suckler lots sought after in Kilcullen Mart reduction sale

MARKETS 5 June 2026

Weanlings cross €7/kg in Elphin Mart

Weanlings cross €7/kg in Elphin Mart

Weanlings cross €7/kg in Elphin Mart

MARKETS 4 June 2026

Camera at the Mart: beef cattle feeling the pressure in Kilkenny

Camera at the Mart: beef cattle feeling the pressure in Kilkenny

Camera at the Mart: beef cattle feeling the pressure in Kilkenny

MARKETS 2 June 2026

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Angus calves dominate Castlerea Mart

Angus calves dominate Castlerea Mart

Cathal Gormley reports from Castlerea Mart's weekly sale, where Angus-cross calves dominated the trade with keen demand for bull calves.

MARKETS 28 April 2026

Six-week old Belgian Blue-cross calf sells for €1,180 in Portumna Mart

Six-week old Belgian Blue-cross calf sells for €1,180 in Portumna Mart

With beef sired calves dominating Portumna Mart on Monday 18 May, there was a strong trade for calves, with reared calves highly sought after.

MARTS 28 April 2026

Camera at the Mart: over €6/kg for weanling bulls in Granard Mart

Camera at the Mart: over €6/kg for weanling bulls in Granard Mart

Weanling bulls remain the best trade around the country, with farmers and shippers having it out. Farmers dominated the trade in Granard Mart on Monday evening, where bulls crossed €6/kg.

MARTS 28 April 2026

Watch: continental stores cross €5/kg, while beef cattle are back in Kilkenny

Watch: continental stores cross €5/kg, while beef cattle are back in Kilkenny

Thursday's sale in Kilkenny Mart saw trade hold for store cattle, while beef-type cattle are back, with only top-end continental beef bullocks crossing €4/kg.

MARTS 28 April 2026

Watch: full clearance for organic cattle in Elphin Mart

Watch: full clearance for organic cattle in Elphin Mart

Elphin Mart saw a special organic sale on Monday evening alongside its weekly cattle sale, with a 100% clearance for organic cattle and a red-hot trade for bull weanlings.

MARTS 28 April 2026

Camera at the Mart: full clearance for over 1,100 cattle in Skibbereen Mart

Camera at the Mart: full clearance for over 1,100 cattle in Skibbereen Mart

Skibbereen Mart manager Keith Mullaney said grass buyers drove the store trade on Friday, while exporters and farmers clashed on the calves and bull weanlings, reports Cathal Gormley.

MARKETS 28 April 2026

Watch: full house of cattle in Drumshanbo Mart

Watch: full house of cattle in Drumshanbo Mart

A full yard of cattle in Drumshanbo Mart on Friday evening saw a flying trade, with three rings in full flow.

MARTS 28 April 2026

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National Dairy Council bridging the urban-rural divide through school farm visit

Kildare dairy farmer welcomed students as part of a National Dairy Council initiative, which saw 1,500 pupils across Ireland visit working dairy farms during May.

National Dairy Council bridging the urban-rural divide through school farm visit

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