Hill sheep in the snow outside Fintown, Co Donegal on Sunday afternoon. \ Clive Wasson

Edward Greene, Rathmullen, Co. Donegal, feeding his hill sheep on Monday afternoon. \ Clive Wasson.

Danny Fogarty, Patrick Fogarty and Brian Farrell taking a break from laying 2km of astro turf on cow paths at Temple Dairy Farm partnership at Carrick Dawson, Kilkeary, Nenagh, Co Tipperary. Calving is due to start mid-January. \ Odhran Ducie

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Noel Moore and his sister Lynette Younge with her daughter Natasha Armstrong and grandchildren Adam 3y and Alwyn 1y on the family dairy and beef farm at Killen Co Tyrone with five healthy two-day-old calves from a single Holstein cow and Belguim Blue. \ Peter Houston

Seamus McConnon leads his sheep; George the Llama on his land outside Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan as Tilly the dog keeps a sharp eye. \ Lorraine Teevan

Salt the donkey watching the passing tractors with more tractors already parked up in the background at the Kilbrittain tractor run. Proceeds of the run will go towards a state-of-the-art day care and residential facility for autistic adults on the outskirts of Dunmanway on a two-acre site donated by John and Mary McCarthy of JMC Parts, Reenascreena, Co Cork. \ David Patterson

Tom Jackson checking his suckler cows on the home farm at Quitrent, Kildorrery, Co Cork. Tom runs a 25 cow Autumn calving suckler herd, half of which are pedigree Limousin with the rest commercial. \ Donal O' Leary

Tom Jackson after feeding his suckler cows on the home farm at Quitrent, Kildorrery, Co Cork. Tom runs a 25 cow Autmn calving suckler herd, half of which are pedigree Limousin with the rest commercial. He keeps the calves to weanlings, selling the pedigrees for breeding. Tom uses Belgian Blue sires on his commercial cows and shows the calves every year at weanling shows and sales. \ Donal O' Leary

Padraig stack from Kildalkey, Co Meath drafting some of his store lambs for finishing. \ Philip Doyle

Padraig stack from Kildalkey, Co Meath drafting some of his store lambs for finishing. \ Philip Doyle

Claire Garrivan with one of the Valais Blacknose lambs owned by her father, James Garrivan, from Westport, Co Mayo at the Carrick sale held in Carrick-on-Shannon Showgrounds. \ Gerry Faughnan

Some of the 200 vehicles which took part in the James Cull Tractor Run pass over the Arigna Mountains in Co Roscommon. The event took place in chilly sunshine on St Stephen’s Day. \ Gerry Faughnan

Macroom, west Cork, Ireland. 4th Jan, 2026. The annual Macroom ploughing match took place on the lands of Angela Leonard, Kilbarry near Macroom today. Despite the sub-zero temperatures, a large contingent of competitors took part in the match. Attempting to stave off the freezing temperatures were Gerard Kelleher, Macroom and Ashling White, Clonakilty, Co Cork. \ Andy Gibson

Trevor Fleming (Castlemartyr) competing in the Single Furrow class with his McCormick Farmall Pup at the Macroom annual ploughing match which was the fourth event of the 2025/2026 season in the Cork west region and was held on the lands of Angela Leonard, Teergay, Kilbarry, Macroom, Co Cork. \ David Patterson

Koa McPoland from Hilltown Co Down feeding lambs. \ Peter Houston

New Year's day Ballycastle and District Annual Ploughing Match held near Portballintrae, Co Antrim. \ Peter Houston

New Year's day Ballycastle and District Annual Ploughing Match held near Portballintrae, Co Antrim. \ Peter Houston

James Coulter from Hillsbourgh Co Down getting ready for the reversible class at the Ballycastle and District Annual Ploughing Match held near Portballintrae, Co Antrim. \ Peter Houston

Wilbur Simpson from Armoy Co Antrim competing in the vintage class at the Ballycastle and District Annual Ploughing Match held near Portballintrae, Co Antrim. \ Peter Houston