Cathal Gormley

cgormley@farmersjournal.ie

Shippers drive the weanling trade in Ballymote Mart

With 120 bull weanlings on offer in this week's special autumn-born weanling sale in Ballymote Mart, top bulls were crossing the €5/kg mark – with shippers buying over half the bulls on the day.

FA - CAMERA AT THE MART 14 August 2026

Shippers drive the weanling trade in Ballymote Mart

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Camera at the Mart: Solid demand at show and sale in Tuam Mart

Camera at the Mart: Solid demand at show and sale in Tuam Mart

MANAGEMENT 11 August 2026

Watch: lambing 640 ewes and selling 1.7 lambs/ewe

Watch: lambing 640 ewes and selling 1.7 lambs/ewe

BREEDING & HEALTH 7 August 2026

Sheep mart watch: bigger sheep numbers appearing in marts

Sheep mart watch: bigger sheep numbers appearing in marts

Sheep mart watch: bigger sheep numbers appearing in marts

MARKETS 5 August 2026

National Hereford title up for grabs in Tullamore

National Hereford title up for grabs in Tullamore

National Hereford title up for grabs in Tullamore

BREEDING & HEALTH 5 August 2026

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Over 300 commercial cattle set off for Tullamore

Over 300 commercial cattle set off for Tullamore

Cathal Gormley looks ahead to the commercial cattle classes at this year's FBD National Livestock Show in Tullamore, with over 300 cattle competing to be crowned the 2026 champions.

BREEDING & HEALTH 29 July 2026

Saler all-Ireland calf titles on the line in Tullamore

Saler all-Ireland calf titles on the line in Tullamore

The Saler all-Ireland calf championship is one of the most hotly contested Saler events and all eyes will be on who is crowned champion.

BREEDING & HEALTH 29 July 2026

Tullamore Show: New ET and natural-bred classes for 2026-born Limousin calves

Tullamore Show: New ET and natural-bred classes for 2026-born Limousin calves

Taking centre stage at this years National Livestock Show in Tullamore will be the 35th Irish Limousin Cattle Society national show writes Cathal Gormley.

BREEDING & HEALTH 29 July 2026

Watch: top call of €4,320 in Elphin for weanling heifers

Watch: top call of €4,320 in Elphin for weanling heifers

Cathal Gormley reports from Elphin Mart's special August bank holiday weanling sale, where 317 weanling bulls sold to an average of €2,100.

MARKETS 29 July 2026

Watch: Roscommon farmer shares breeding lessons after difficult calving

Watch: Roscommon farmer shares breeding lessons after difficult calving

Over 300 farmers attended Olivia Hynes' farm on Wednesday evening when she opened her gates to showcase how she manages 50 suckler cows and 230 ewes delivering a net margin of €629/ha.

BREEDING & HEALTH 29 July 2026

Sheep Mart Watch: cull ewe trade holding strong

Sheep Mart Watch: cull ewe trade holding strong

As the sheep trade remains steady, some areas with poor grass supply are noticing some downward pressure, but the finished lamb trade remains steady amid low numbers being presented for sale.

MARKETS 29 July 2026

Weanling roadshow to focus on health, weights and sale preparation

Weanling roadshow to focus on health, weights and sale preparation

Over the next two-weeks AHI will be holding four mart events across the country to brief farmers on management advice ahead of the upcoming weanling sales and best practices for vaccination of cattle.

BREEDING & HEALTH 29 July 2026

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