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Sheep trade booming at Kilkenny Mart

Kilkenny Mart saw a 'booming trade for sheep', with shippers, butchers and factory agents all fighting it out to secure both lambs and ewes.

MARKETS 10 June 2026

Sheep trade booming at Kilkenny Mart

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Jubilations for Dutch Spotted ram lambs

Jubilations for Dutch Spotted ram lambs

PEDIGREE 3 June 2026

Northern View: quotes steady after weeks of price cuts

Northern View: quotes steady after weeks of price cuts

NORTHERN IRELAND 27 May 2026

Clarkson copies Tullamore Farm with Easycares

Clarkson copies Tullamore Farm with Easycares

Clarkson copies Tullamore Farm with Easycares

DEALER 20 May 2026

Low-cost stockproof fencing is an art that's hard to master

Low-cost stockproof fencing is an art that's hard to master

Low-cost stockproof fencing is an art that's hard to master

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Northern View: factories take another 10p/kg off quotes

Northern View: factories take another 10p/kg off quotes

The trade for beef cattle in NI remains under pressure again this week.

NORTHERN IRELAND 25 March 2026

Farmer still counting cost of dog attack over a year later

Farmer still counting cost of dog attack over a year later

The incident, which occurred over a year ago, resulted in eight sheep dead, others injured and multiple orphan lambs.

NEWS 25 March 2026

‘Don’t go near them’: why Australian farmers go on holidays during lambing

‘Don’t go near them’: why Australian farmers go on holidays during lambing

Lambing is a hands-off job for Australian sheep farmers with little assistance required. Barry Murphy reports.

NEWS 25 March 2026

Ewes die after consuming acorns

Ewes die after consuming acorns

Acorns are toxic to sheep, cattle and horses and can prove fatal if ingested.

NEWS 25 March 2026

My Farming Week: Sophie Tyner, Shillelagh, Co Wicklow

My Farming Week: Sophie Tyner, Shillelagh, Co Wicklow

Sophie Tyner is kept busy trying to balance full-time work, farming, and a bit of crossfit on the side.

NEWS 25 March 2026

Lambing sheep is a young person’s game

Lambing sheep is a young person’s game

There would be no sheep enterprise if it wasn’t for my sons, writes John Egerton.

FARMER WRITES 25 March 2026

My Farming Week: Dermot Maher, Aghsmear, Roscrea, Co Tipperary

My Farming Week: Dermot Maher, Aghsmear, Roscrea, Co Tipperary

Dermot Maher farms with his wife Colette, his daughter Zoe and his son Evan in Co Tipperary and had quintuplets born on the farm last Friday.

NEWS 25 March 2026

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National Dairy Council bridging the urban-rural divide through school farm visit

Kildare dairy farmer welcomed students as part of a National Dairy Council initiative, which saw 1,500 pupils across Ireland visit working dairy farms during May.

National Dairy Council bridging the urban-rural divide through school farm visit

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