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Did you ever hear about the goodgers?

The Dealer was lucky he was sitting down last week when he heard the official term for a vaccinated badger.

NEWS 21 January 2026

Did you ever hear about the goodgers?

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Close to 20% increase in calf throughput for Cork Marts in 2025

Close to 20% increase in calf throughput for Cork Marts in 2025

CALVES 17 January 2026

Remembering what I learned in 2025

Remembering what I learned in 2025

NEWS 30 December 2025

ABG beef price sees further reductions

ABG beef price sees further reductions

ABG beef price sees further reductions

MARKETS 24 December 2025

Land area for sale in NI drops by 5%

Land area for sale in NI drops by 5%

Land area for sale in NI drops by 5%

NORTHERN IRELAND 23 December 2025

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Second Northern Ireland farm with suspected bluetongue

Second Northern Ireland farm with suspected bluetongue

Authorities in Northern Ireland are investigating another farm located within 20km of the first confirmed case of BTV3 on the island of Ireland.

NEWS 24 November 2025

Kielty: ‘The Toy Show – it just has a little bit of magic that pulls people in’

Kielty: ‘The Toy Show – it just has a little bit of magic that pulls people in’

Host Patrick Kielty reflects on his third year at the Late Late helm, and takes us behind the scenes of this very special and uniquely Irish night.

FEATURES 24 November 2025

Bluetongue risk looms large

Bluetongue risk looms large

The battle against bluetongue has moved onto another level now that we have had two confirmed cases on the island.

DEALER 24 November 2025

Muir confirms plans for badger vaccination

Muir confirms plans for badger vaccination

This involves trapping badgers and testing them for TB, with positive cases culled and negative animals vaccinated for TB then released.

NORTHERN IRELAND 24 November 2025

UFU urges bluetongue vigilance among farmers

UFU urges bluetongue vigilance among farmers

The UFU has called on farmers to stay vigilant and on DAERA to keep farmers up-to-date on NI's bluetongue situation.

NEWS 24 November 2025

Suspected bluetongue case in Co Down under investigation

Suspected bluetongue case in Co Down under investigation

The first suspected case of bluetongue has been announced in Northern Ireland.

NEWS 24 November 2025

Electricity generation tussles between gas and wind in October

Electricity generation tussles between gas and wind in October

While October was the third-best month on record for wind, providing 36% of the country’s electricity, gas still dominated at 39%.

RENEWABLES 24 November 2025

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Why this Antrim contractor moved to Amazone ploughs

Ryan Bole is part of J Wilson Contracts in Co Antrim. Available for all kinds of work from slurry to reseeding, sowing to silage, today they are ploughing for potatoes with two Amazone ploughs.

Why this Antrim contractor moved to Amazone ploughs

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