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Dairy farmer Richard Duff from Ballyknocken, Portlaoise, dosing his nine-month-old weanlings for worms. Ramona Farrelly

Haulier Ernest Tyner from Innishannon, Co Cork, at the annual dairy sale at Corrin Mart, Fermoy. Donal O’Leary

Shane and Aoife Leddy from Araglin, Co Cork, at the annual dairy sale at Corrin Mart, Fermoy. Donal O’Leary

A lone sheep in fresh snow on the Curragh after heavy snowfall at the beginning of the week. Philip Doyle

Liam Roche and his farm manager Sean Hennessy check the body condition score of the dry cows on Liam’s farm at Ballybeg, Mitchelstown, Co Cork. Liam and Sean are winding down the milking season with three-quarters of his 200-cow Holstein Friesian herd now dried off. Donal O’Leary

Farmers look on at the cattle sale at Enniscorthy Mart in Co Wexford. Mary Browne

Martin Boyle from Myshall, Co Carlow, at Enniscorthy Mart, Co Wexford. Mary Browne

Betsy Aldendurg and Steven McLaughlin from Kildare prepare their exhibit for the RUAS Winter Fair at the Balmoral Showgrounds in Lisburn, Co Antrim. Houston Green

Andrea Rafferty from Tiernaneill, Co Monaghan, Paul Murphy from Banteer, Co Cork, Rhonda Geary, operations director RUAS, and Seamus Gunn of Derrylin help out with preparations before the Winter Fair. Houston Green