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Tommy Moyles runs a suckler to beef herd at Ardfield, Clonakilty, Co Cork.
Tommy Moyles on 23 Mar 2020
Calf sales get a bounce in Bandon
Measures to reduce the risk of COVID-19 saw fewer people than normal roaming about Bandon Mart at this Monday's sale. Calf prices received a nice lift on the back of lower numbers and strong demand.
Tommy Moyles on 25 Mar 2020
20 minutes with Eugene Scally, Scally's Super Valu, Clonakilty
Tommy Moyles chats to Eugene Scally, the owner of Scally's SuperValu in Clonakilty, Co Cork, about the impact coronavirus is having on his supermarket and the availability of food.
Tommy Moyles on 25 Mar 2020
Farmer Writes: food jumps up the priority list in new world order
Tommy Moyles reflects on the new reality we are living in, but also puts it in perspective.
Tommy Moyles on 16 Mar 2020
Buyers only at Bandon ringside
Business not as usual is the best way to describe marts at the moment. Bandon was no different, with another big calf sale as farmers look to reduce numbers in an increasingly uncertain time.
Tommy Moyles on 24 Mar 2020
Pair of west Cork farms up for grabs
Ernest Forde of Hodnett Forde Clonakilty has two non-residential farms on offer in the west Cork area.
Tommy Moyles on 24 Mar 2020
Strong interest on Bandon property
A 30ac residential property on the outside of Bandon is attracting a lot of interest.
Tommy Moyles on 18 Mar 2020
Twelve tonnes of fertiliser vandalised
A west Cork farmer discovered 12t of his fertiliser stock had been damaged last Thursday night.
Tommy Moyles on 13 Mar 2020
All tickets and no spectators at Skibbereen Mart sale
'It's like trying to get into Reardans' quipped one farmer as he compared those queueing to get into the ringside seats in Skibbereen to the queue outside the famous Cork city social hotspot.
Tommy Moyles on 18 Mar 2020
Camera at the Mart: outlier cattle in demand in Skibbereen
The new measures to combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus hit marts for the first time on Friday and Skibbereen was among the first marts to implement them.
Tommy Moyles on 11 Mar 2020
Farmer Writes: a cow with an awful sense of entitlement
Tommy Moyles has a herd with a pecking order and at least one cow who enforces it with gusto.
Tommy Moyles on 09 Mar 2020
In pictures: over 2,000 calves on offer in Bandon
Calf numbers went over 2,000 for this week's Monday calf sale at the west Cork venue, with trade described as solid.
Tommy Moyles on 02 Mar 2020
Calm seas put spring into calf sales
A relatively settled sailing schedule had a positive effect on the calf trade in Bandon Mart for Monday's sale, with Friesian bull calves up €30 to €40 on recent sales.