Sheepmeat

Who will farm the flock? Generational renewal in the Irish sheep sector

Seamus McMenamin, 2025 Nuffield Ireland scholar, sheep farmer and sheepmeat and livestock sector manager with Bord Bia, reports on his 2025 Nuffield scholarship.

VIEWPOINTS 28 October 2026

Who will farm the flock? Generational renewal in the Irish sheep sector

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EU lamb prices running 7% to 8% higher

EU lamb prices running 7% to 8% higher

MARKETS 7 October 2026

Spain tops EU farmgate lamb price at over €10/kg

Spain tops EU farmgate lamb price at over €10/kg

MARKETS 3 October 2026

Bord Bia launches campaign to encourage young people to choose lamb

Bord Bia launches campaign to encourage young people to choose lamb

Bord Bia launches campaign to encourage young people to choose lamb

NEWS 22 June 2026

Factories keen to replenish lamb supplies

Factories keen to replenish lamb supplies

Factories keen to replenish lamb supplies

MARKETS 8 April 2026

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Opportunities for marketing hill lambs

Opportunities for marketing hill lambs

Farmers attending last week’s Teagasc hill sheep conference heard about improved market dynamics for light hill lambs, but were told that the optimum outlet remains for heavier carcases.

MANAGEMENT 25 February 2026

Stabilisation in ewe flock and sheepmeat production forecast for 2026

Stabilisation in ewe flock and sheepmeat production forecast for 2026

The recent collapse in sheep throughput with 445,000 head fewer sheep processed in 2025 is expected to stabilise in 2026, with a higher carryover of 2025-born lambs expected.

MARKETS 16 January 2026

€9.75/kg for lamb not expected to halt EU's sheep decline

€9.75/kg for lamb not expected to halt EU's sheep decline

The EU's sheep flocks look set to fall further over the next 10 years having already lost 13m head since 2010.

NEWS 14 January 2026

Falling trends in sheep production in 2026

Falling trends in sheep production in 2026

Production is forecast to continue to decline in several important sheep producing areas including the UK, continental Europe, Australia and New Zealand

MARKETS 30 December 2025

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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?