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Sheep price update: tight supplies maintaining floor under prices

Base quotes for lambs remain at €9.20/kg plus QA payments, while base lamb quotes range from €9.80/kg to €9.90/kg plus QA payments.

MARKETS 11 May 2026

Sheep price update: tight supplies maintaining floor under prices

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Pressure on beef trade continues

Pressure on beef trade continues

MARKETS 11 May 2026

Camera at the Mart: demand for bull calves strengthens as supply slips in Bandon

Camera at the Mart: demand for bull calves strengthens as supply slips in Bandon

MARKETS 11 May 2026

Young Stock Podcast: the Rossie fighting farmers’ corner in Brussels

Young Stock Podcast: the Rossie fighting farmers’ corner in Brussels

Young Stock Podcast: the Rossie fighting farmers’ corner in Brussels

NEWS 11 May 2026

Kepak confirms a number of redundancies at Clonee

Kepak confirms a number of redundancies at Clonee

Kepak confirms a number of redundancies at Clonee

NEWS 11 May 2026

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Irish genetics to the fore in Popes Princesses Production Sale

Irish genetics to the fore in Popes Princesses Production Sale

Simmental heifers sold for as high as 15,000gns in the recent Popes Princesses Production sale in the UK.

PEDIGREE 11 May 2026

Tirlán's sustainable farming academy reopens for applications

Tirlán's sustainable farming academy reopens for applications

The collaboration between Tirlán and Bailey's Irish Cream Liqueur offers Tirlán co-op members the chance to complete a fully funded Certificate in Sustainable Agricultural Practices in UCC.

NEWS 11 May 2026

New project aims to pay farmers for nature restoration

New project aims to pay farmers for nature restoration

Irish nature restoration charity Hometree has launched the new nature finance project, which aims to develop a workable mechanism to channel private funding to farmers for nature.

NEWS 11 May 2026

Hereford and Limousin lead the way in Kilkenny

Hereford and Limousin lead the way in Kilkenny

Kilkenny Agricultural Show Society wrapped up proceedings for 2026 with its final sale of 2026 on Wednesday 6 May, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 11 May 2026

Wind farms continue to struggle to secure permission

Wind farms continue to struggle to secure permission

There are currently 40 wind energy projects in the planning system, with no new wind farms approved by An Coimisiún Pleanála in the first quarter of 2026.

RENEWABLES 11 May 2026

Booming trade for Limousin bulls in Ballymena

Booming trade for Limousin bulls in Ballymena

Demand for Limousin bulls soared at the recent show and sale in Ballymena Livestock Mart, as the average price increased by £737 (€851) from last year's sale.

PEDIGREE 11 May 2026

Diageo opens new brewery in Kildare

Diageo opens new brewery in Kildare

Historic day as Diageo opens its new brewery at Littleconnell, just outside Newbridge in Co Kildare.

NEWS 11 May 2026

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New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

Irish dairy farmers will have the opportunity to see the latest technologies from New Zealand at an on-farm open day at Camcloon Dairy, Ballyfin, Co Laois, on Tuesday 19 May 2026 from 10am.

New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

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