Beef

Watch: in-calf heifers hit €5,500 in Drumshanbo

Adam Woods reports from last Friday night’s weekly sale in Drumshanbo mart in Co Leitrim.

MARKETS 25 December 2025

Watch: in-calf heifers hit €5,500 in Drumshanbo

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Annakisha land top prices in Blessington

Annakisha land top prices in Blessington

PEDIGREE 24 December 2025

Netherton – home to world-class Angus cattle for over a century

Netherton – home to world-class Angus cattle for over a century

PEDIGREE 24 December 2025

TB control: why is it just more of the same

TB control: why is it just more of the same

TB control: why is it just more of the same

MANAGEMENT 24 December 2025

Beef management: silage stocks, first-calving heifers and Christmas wishes

Beef management: silage stocks, first-calving heifers and Christmas wishes

Beef management: silage stocks, first-calving heifers and Christmas wishes

MANAGEMENT 24 December 2025

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What bulls sired the top commercial show calves in 2025

What bulls sired the top commercial show calves in 2025

Nevan McKiernan looks back at the AI sires which bred the top commercial show calves in 2025.

PEDIGREE 23 December 2025

ABG beef price sees further reductions

ABG beef price sees further reductions

Adam Woods has the latest on last week’s official Department of Agriculture beef prices.

MARKETS 23 December 2025

Bumper year for livestock cattle marts

Bumper year for livestock cattle marts

The sharp lift in cattle prices of upwards of 40% in 2025 encouraged more farmers to market cattle live, with throughput falling by just 0.2% despite a drop in the national herd.

NEWS 23 December 2025

Martbids Database: record increases in cattle prices in 2025

Martbids Database: record increases in cattle prices in 2025

Adam Woods takes a look back at the 2025 cattle trade and what categories of animals saw the biggest increase over the last 12 months.

MARKETS 23 December 2025

Camera at the Mart: Kenmare Mart rounds out successful year of sales

Camera at the Mart: Kenmare Mart rounds out successful year of sales

Stock was available in small numbers in Kenmare Mart this week, as manager Dan McCarthy reflects on a year that had prices like no other.

MARKETS 23 December 2025

Camera at the Mart: quality store cattle hold firm in Kilkenny

Camera at the Mart: quality store cattle hold firm in Kilkenny

While quality cattle held firm in price, plainer stock were a tougher sell, especially Friesian bullocks.

MARKETS 23 December 2025

Martbids: battle of the breeds 2025

Martbids: battle of the breeds 2025

Adam Woods takes a look at what breeds fared best in the store rings in 2025.

MARKETS 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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