Tommy Moyles

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Calf prices expected to hold into spring 2026

Following an exceptional year for calf prices, Tommy Moyles chats to some mart managers to gauge their thoughts on where trade will be for calves in 2026.

MARKETS 31 December 2025

Calf prices expected to hold into spring 2026

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Commodity prices at play when it comes to land leases

Commodity prices at play when it comes to land leases

PROPERTY 30 December 2025

Rockvale House is turnkey ready sitting on 115ac in the heart of Munster

Rockvale House is turnkey ready sitting on 115ac in the heart of Munster

FOR SALE 30 December 2025

Co Clare boston beauty on the market

Co Clare boston beauty on the market

Co Clare boston beauty on the market

FOR SALE 30 December 2025

Land fronting onto N4 sells for €347,000 at recent auction

Land fronting onto N4 sells for €347,000 at recent auction

Land fronting onto N4 sells for €347,000 at recent auction

SALES RESULTS 30 December 2025

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Co Meath farm on track to exceed €1.7m guide price

Co Meath farm on track to exceed €1.7m guide price

A large Co Meath residential farm was offered for public auction before Christmas with most of the lots sold. It is on track to exceed it's pre-sale guide price, reports Tommy Moyles.

PROPERTY 23 December 2025

Whole sheds being removed in some parts of the Netherlands

Whole sheds being removed in some parts of the Netherlands

One man has created a business exporting milking equipment and even whole sheds from parts of the Netherlands where farmers have been incentivized to stop farming reports Tommy Moyles.

NEWS 23 December 2025

Dawn Meats ACTIVATE programme looking to build on early success

Dawn Meats ACTIVATE programme looking to build on early success

ACTIVATE, a sustainability programme from Dawn Meats that offers financial incentives to participating farmers is looking to build on its initial success writes Tommy Moyles.

NEWS 23 December 2025

Whirlwind sale kicks off Westmeath winter auctions

Whirlwind sale kicks off Westmeath winter auctions

Mullingar-based James L Murtagh Auctioneers had a busy month, with five farms going for auction in the weeks leading up to Christmas, reports Tommy Moyles.

PROPERTY 23 December 2025

Farmer Writes: a break from social media at Christmas

Farmer Writes: a break from social media at Christmas

Tommy Moyles uses his phone as a bit of a diary among other things, but he's looking to cut back using it for a while over the Christmas, or so he thinks.

FARMER WRITES 23 December 2025

Man remains in custody over alleged cattle thefts

Man remains in custody over alleged cattle thefts

A man accused of cattle theft in west Cork has consented to being remanded in custody following a recent sitting of Bandon District Court. Tommy Moyles reports.

NEWS 23 December 2025

Mighty Monaghan farm makes €30,000/ac

Mighty Monaghan farm makes €30,000/ac

A 60ac farm of prime land in Farney county saw expectations exceeded as it sold recently by private treaty.

SALES RESULTS 23 December 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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