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€2.50/kg for Galway Wool in 2026

The 2026 wool season clip has already been pre-booked, with demand increasing and three customers purchasing.

NEWS 8 July 2026

€2.50/kg for Galway Wool in 2026

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Inadequate handling facilities increasing labour

Inadequate handling facilities increasing labour

NEWS 8 July 2026

Sheep farm incomes up slightly in 2025 due to higher output prices

Sheep farm incomes up slightly in 2025 due to higher output prices

NEWS 7 July 2026

Volkswagen to use flock of sheep to graze under solar panels

Volkswagen to use flock of sheep to graze under solar panels

Volkswagen to use flock of sheep to graze under solar panels

RENEWABLES 6 July 2026

Coupled payments on the table

Coupled payments on the table

Coupled payments on the table

NEWS 1 July 2026

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ICSA slams factory price cuts for lamb

ICSA slams factory price cuts for lamb

Sheep farmers are facing huge uncertainty following price cuts for lamb this week, the ICSA sheep chair warned.

NEWS 17 June 2026

Bluetongue virus policy update for June 2026

Bluetongue virus policy update for June 2026

Strict pre-import rules remain in place in countries where other serotypes outside of BTV-3 are prevalent

NEWS 17 June 2026

Bultavo-3 bluetongue vaccine likely to require annual administration

Bultavo-3 bluetongue vaccine likely to require annual administration

Dr Ruth Sanders of the Department of Agriculture told farmers at last week’s sheep conference that the manufacturers of the vaccine are requesting that it be approved as an annual vaccine

NEWS 17 June 2026

Scope for member states to couple 20% of payments

Scope for member states to couple 20% of payments

There is leeway to increase this to 25% provided it is allocated to protein crops and to farmers producing livestock or crops in areas at risk of abandonment.

NEWS 17 June 2026

Easycare open day heading to Johnston farm in Antrim

Easycare open day heading to Johnston farm in Antrim

The event taking place on Saturday 20 June includes an update on the Co-Adapt project on sustainable management of parasites and a demonstration on the Cotter Crate.

NEWS 17 June 2026

Northern Ireland exports 66,000 more sheep to Britain

Northern Ireland exports 66,000 more sheep to Britain

Exports to Ireland have reduced by over 50,000 head as a result of higher numbers exported to Britain.

NEWS 17 June 2026

Price up 10% at final British Wool sale

Price up 10% at final British Wool sale

The strength of the sale has set a positive tone as buying of the 2026 season wool clip ramps up.

NEWS 17 June 2026

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Take a ‘trip down memory lane’ at Sligo Folk Park along the Wild Atlantic Way

This heritage tourist attraction nestled in the heart of rural Sligo is a fun-filled day out for all the family, showcasing life as it would have been in the late-1800s to the mid-1900s.

Take a ‘trip down memory lane’ at Sligo Folk Park along the Wild Atlantic Way

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