Limousin

My Farming Week: Seamus McConnon, Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan

Seamus McConnon chats about his decision to lamb outdoors, the attraction of crossing one of the pedigree cows with a Blue bull and competing in ploughing championships.

NEWS 7 January 2026

My Farming Week: Seamus McConnon, Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan

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Cattle breed societies speak out against Mercosur deal

Cattle breed societies speak out against Mercosur deal

PEDIGREE 5 January 2026

Merging suckler breeding with social farming in Co Clare

Merging suckler breeding with social farming in Co Clare

BREEDING & HEALTH 1 January 2026

Farmer Writes: calving is set to start

Farmer Writes: calving is set to start

Farmer Writes: calving is set to start

FARMER WRITES 30 December 2025

Watch: Herbie's heifers hit €7,800 in Carrigallen

Watch: Herbie's heifers hit €7,800 in Carrigallen

Watch: Herbie's heifers hit €7,800 in Carrigallen

MARKETS 30 December 2025

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Watch: in-calf heifers hit €5,500 in Drumshanbo

Watch: in-calf heifers hit €5,500 in Drumshanbo

Adam Woods reports from last Friday night’s weekly sale in Drumshanbo mart in Co Leitrim.

MARKETS 3 December 2025

What bulls sired the top commercial show calves in 2025

What bulls sired the top commercial show calves in 2025

Nevan McKiernan looks back at the AI sires which bred the top commercial show calves in 2025.

PEDIGREE 3 December 2025

My Farming Week: Derrick Forde, Cahermorris, Corrandulla, Co Galway

My Farming Week: Derrick Forde, Cahermorris, Corrandulla, Co Galway

Derrick Forde and his wife Debbie are milking 76 cows on a Lely robot in Corrandulla, Co Galway. Derrick also topped the three biggest sales for cattle in the country this year.

NEWS 3 December 2025

Bidding frenzy at final Limousin sale of the year

Bidding frenzy at final Limousin sale of the year

Limousin bulls sold like they were going out of fashion at the Irish Limousin Cattle Society's final sale of the year in Roscommon Mart on Saturday, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 3 December 2025

Watch: Charolais bulls hit €5,800 in Carrick's last sale of the year

Watch: Charolais bulls hit €5,800 in Carrick's last sale of the year

Nevan McKiernan reports from the Midland and Western Livestock Improvement Society's elite show and sale of continental cattle on Saturday 13 December.

PEDIGREE 3 December 2025

Roaring trade for calves at Rathfriland Mart's Friday sale

Roaring trade for calves at Rathfriland Mart's Friday sale

David Clarke reports on the calf trade at the weekly sale at Rathfriland Mart

NORTHERN IRELAND 3 December 2025

Farmer Writes: TB test passed with flying colours

Farmer Writes: TB test passed with flying colours

While I always tell myself to not run a hand over the injection sites, it’s a fruitless lecture to myself, as without fail I’ll be squinting at them on day two.

FARMER WRITES 3 December 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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