Dylan Lawlor at Kilcullen Mart in Co Kildare on Monday. \ Claire Nash

Farmer James Regan from Moycullen, Co Galway feeding his sheep. \ Sean Lydon

College lecturer Ciara O'Donovan addresses students in the beef unit at a Teagasc careers open day in Clonakilty Agricultural College, Co Cork. \ O'Gorman Photography.

Lucy Harrington from Bantry, Co Cork watching the judging during the Milltown Mart Ram Lamb and Aged Ram Show and Sale in Kerry on Saturday. \ Alan Landers

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