Seamus Dooley from Ballyduff, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary started a sheep shearing business 53 years ago. Now his son Fergus Dooley runs the business as Dooley Wool merchants. They are one of only a handfull of merchants in the country licenced to export wool. Fergus explains that farmers are only getting around €0.55c per Kilo this year compared with €1.00 per Kilo last year. This is due to a drastic down turn in wool export to China. Raymond McCabe grades the wool as it arrives at Dooley wool m
The five-day Glastonbury Festival has been held at Michael Eavis’ Worthy Farm dairy operation for decades. Here’s what the site looks like, without the festival goers.
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Seamus Dooley from Ballyduff, Roscrea, Co Tipperary, started a sheep shearing business 53 years ago. Now his son Fergus Dooley runs the business as Dooley Wool merchants. They are one of only a handful of merchants in the country licenced to export wool. Fergus explains that farmers are only getting around €0.55c/kg this year compared with €1/kg last year. This is due to a drastic downturn in wool export to China. Raymond McCabe grades the wool as it arrives at Dooley wool merchants. Philip Doyle
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The five-day Glastonbury Festival has been held at Michael Eavis’ Worthy Farm dairy operation for decades. Here’s what the site looks like, without the festival goers.
Photo of the day
Courtesy of the Irish Farmers Journal picture desk, here is our photo of the day:
Seamus Dooley from Ballyduff, Roscrea, Co Tipperary, started a sheep shearing business 53 years ago. Now his son Fergus Dooley runs the business as Dooley Wool merchants. They are one of only a handful of merchants in the country licenced to export wool. Fergus explains that farmers are only getting around €0.55c/kg this year compared with €1/kg last year. This is due to a drastic downturn in wool export to China. Raymond McCabe grades the wool as it arrives at Dooley wool merchants. Philip Doyle
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