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Sheep
2025 Blue Texel Open Day is a roaring success
Rachel Gallagher
A growing interest in the breeds was obvious with the large crowd at the recent Blue Texel open day.
29 January 2025 Dealer
Best steak in town
There were three categories for the steaks to be judged in: fillet, sirloin and ribeye steak.
8 January 2025 News
Beef sales firm despite 7% hike in cattle prices
But market analysts cautioned that consumers’ shift away from expensive premium beef cuts, both at home and abroad, shows that retail meat sales remain extremely price sensitive.
Irish team for 'Meat Olympics'
The World Butchers’ Challenge (WBC) is touted as ‘The Greatest Butchery Event on Earth’ and a six-person team will be flying the flag in Paris for the Emerald Isle.
8 January 2025 Dealer
Jackson takes three in a row at the royal Ulster lamb championship
Rachel Gallagher reports from the Eikon Exhibition Centre for the seventh annual royal Ulster beef and lamb championships.
28 November 2024 Breeding & health
Watch: heifers hit £4,400 in Clogher Christmas fatstock sale
Adam Woods reports from the annual Clogher Mart Christmas fatstock show and sale which took place this week.
21 November 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: insatiable demand from buyers in Loughrea
With only two lots going unsold, a 98% clearance across the yard showed the demand for sheep of all categories in Loughrea Mart on Thursday last.
14 August 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: finished lambs in demand in Carrigallen
Adam Woods reports from Monday night’s sheep sale in Carrigallen Mart, Co Leitrim.
3 July 2024 Markets
Mart purchases provide over 10% of cattle kill
A total of 193,359 cattle were slaughtered in 2023 having moved through a mart in the 20 days preceding slaughter.
3 July 2024 News
Camera at the Mart: ewes steal limelight in New Ross sheep sale
Demand for heavy cull ewes was one of the stand-out features at the sheep sale in New Ross Mart this week. There was also a lovely lamb trade.
26 June 2024 Markets
Dawn Meats to expand for Aldi contract
New Aldi contract of 25m per year, will mean 15 new jobs and triggers a €5m expansion for Dawn's Waterford factory.
19 June 2024 News