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Ewe won’t believe it: Mayo and Kerry sheep get match-ready for Sunday’s clash

"We'll let Kerry have the best dressed sheep, Mayo will take Sam," as friendly rivalry reaches the fields of Kerry and Mayo.

NEWS 24 July 2026

Ewe won’t believe it: Mayo and Kerry sheep get match-ready for Sunday’s clash

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All-Ireland Young Shepherd and Shepherdess finalists

All-Ireland Young Shepherd and Shepherdess finalists

PEDIGREE 22 July 2026

Champion title and top price for Galway-bred Beltex

Champion title and top price for Galway-bred Beltex

PEDIGREE 21 July 2026

Record price of £55,000 for Suffolk ram lamb

Record price of £55,000 for Suffolk ram lamb

Record price of £55,000 for Suffolk ram lamb

PEDIGREE 20 July 2026

Farmer Writes: harvesting by hook or by crook

Farmer Writes: harvesting by hook or by crook

Farmer Writes: harvesting by hook or by crook

FARMER WRITES 15 July 2026

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Jaguar pounces to take national Texel title

Jaguar pounces to take national Texel title

The 2026 Growvite National Texel Championships took place at Dungarvan Show on Sunday 12 July, Nevan McKiernan reports.

PEDIGREE 30 June 2026

Future diamonds go for auction

Future diamonds go for auction

This weekend, the Diamond and Rathnashannagh flocks hold their online timed auction in conjunction with Harrison and Hetherington through MartEye.

PEDIGREE 30 June 2026

Top-priced Suffolk ewe lamb sells to Wales

Top-priced Suffolk ewe lamb sells to Wales

Securing the highest priced ewe lamb in the Breeders Choice Summer Selection sale over the weekend was a well-known flock in Wales.

PEDIGREE 30 June 2026

Jukebox plays to the tune of £4,550

Jukebox plays to the tune of £4,550

Dispersing his Dutch Spotted flock over the weekend was Ronan Tuohy of the Coose flock in Co Clare.

PEDIGREE 30 June 2026

Suffolk ewes hit £8,100 in Big Bang auction

Suffolk ewes hit £8,100 in Big Bang auction

Suffolk gimmers topped out at £8,100 in the Big Bang Summer Edition online sale over the weekend , writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 30 June 2026

Volkswagen to use flock of sheep to graze under solar panels

Volkswagen to use flock of sheep to graze under solar panels

Partnership shows how industrial energy infrastructure can combine renewable energy generation and energy security with environmental benefits.

RENEWABLES 30 June 2026

Suffolk ewe crowned interbreed champion in Corrandulla

Suffolk ewe crowned interbreed champion in Corrandulla

Hosting its club championships at Corrandulla Show on Sunday 28 June was the West of Ireland Registered Pedigree Suffolk Sheep Club, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 30 June 2026

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Measuring carbon is the new frontier for Irish tillage farming

Tom Barry, tillage farmer: ‘I farm in Killavullen, north Cork, and I’ve been farming here since 1995’.

Measuring carbon is the new frontier for Irish tillage farming

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