Nevan McKiernan

Cavan family's Hereford bulls land senior and junior titles at Roscrea

Hereford breeders left it all on the line in Central Auctions, Roscrea, on Sunday, at the Irish Hereford Breed Society National Calf Show, Nevan McKiernan reports.

PEDIGREE 11 November 2026

Cavan family's Hereford bulls land senior and junior titles at Roscrea

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Countdown to Carrick Winter Fair has started

Countdown to Carrick Winter Fair has started

PEDIGREE 11 November 2026

Champion bull joins 24 Angus heifers in Munster Marvels sale

Champion bull joins 24 Angus heifers in Munster Marvels sale

PEDIGREE 11 November 2026

Limousin-cross heifer tops €12,800 in lively Stranorlar sale

Limousin-cross heifer tops €12,800 in lively Stranorlar sale

Limousin-cross heifer tops €12,800 in lively Stranorlar sale

PEDIGREE 10 November 2026

Kerry family's two Charolais bulls make €17,600 at Tullamore

Kerry family's two Charolais bulls make €17,600 at Tullamore

Kerry family's two Charolais bulls make €17,600 at Tullamore

PEDIGREE 10 November 2026

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72-head Grangecon Stud Limousin herd for sale as family leaves suckler farming

72-head Grangecon Stud Limousin herd for sale as family leaves suckler farming

The dispersal of the Grangecon Stud Limousin herd presents new and existing breeders with a unique opportunity to acquire some of the breeds most prolific breeding lines, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 4 November 2026

Liss Angus claim Supreme National Calf Championship

Liss Angus claim Supreme National Calf Championship

Taking the Irish Aberdeen Angus Association National Calf title back to Co Meath was the Liss herd of John and Sean McEnroe, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 4 November 2026

12-month-old Mayo bull sets Irish Moiled auction record at €5,900

12-month-old Mayo bull sets Irish Moiled auction record at €5,900

Previous Irish Moiled breed record prices at public auction were well and truly smashed at the Autumn Centenary Irish Moiled Cattle Society online sale recently, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 4 November 2026

Northern Ireland records obliterated at Glebefarm Shorthorns First Edition Sale

Northern Ireland records obliterated at Glebefarm Shorthorns First Edition Sale

Alfie Shaw's Glebefarm Shorthorns obliterated Northern Ireland record prices in the herd's online sale over the weekend, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 3 November 2026

Female average up over €400 at Munster Angus Breeders sale

Female average up over €400 at Munster Angus Breeders sale

Munster Angus Breeders concluded their 2026 calendar with another successful Autumn Select Sale at Golden Vale Mart, Kilmallock, on Saturday, Nevan McKiernan reports.

PEDIGREE 2 November 2026

Champion Limousin bull sells for staggering €30,000 to Scotland

Champion Limousin bull sells for staggering €30,000 to Scotland

One of the standout Limousin bulls of the year has been sold privately to Scotland for a staggering €30,000, Nevan McKiernan reports.

PEDIGREE 2 November 2026

Glebefarm offers breeding females for the first time

Glebefarm offers breeding females for the first time

Alfie Shaw’s prize-winning Glebefarm Shorthorn herd in Co Tyrone will offer six young bulls and, for the first time, six select females at its first edition online sale.

PEDIGREE 28 October 2026

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Too much, too little – can science help farms with Ireland’s changing weather?

As Ireland celebrates Science Week from 8 to 15 November, coordinated by Research Ireland, the theme 'Water: from molecule to ocean' looks at how climate change alters the water systems we rely upon.

Too much, too little – can science help farms with Ireland’s changing weather?

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