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Cavan man receives €24,800 for three Angus bulls

Demand for top-quality Angus bulls at the Midland and Western Livestock Improvement Society's show and sale on Saturday was booming, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 6 April 2026

Cavan man receives €24,800 for three Angus bulls

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Carrick staged for monster bull sale

Carrick staged for monster bull sale

PEDIGREE 1 April 2026

What’s on in the pedigree cattle world this week

What’s on in the pedigree cattle world this week

PEDIGREE 11 March 2026

RDS acknowledges 100 years of pedigree sales in Carrick

RDS acknowledges 100 years of pedigree sales in Carrick

RDS acknowledges 100 years of pedigree sales in Carrick

PEDIGREE 4 March 2026

Shorthorn bull sails for Inis Mór

Shorthorn bull sails for Inis Mór

Shorthorn bull sails for Inis Mór

PEDIGREE 25 February 2026

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Master Plan from Drumhill in Dungannon Mart

Master Plan from Drumhill in Dungannon Mart

Topping the native breeds pedigree sale in Dungannon Farmers Mart on Friday 6 February was an Angus bull from the Drumhill herd in Co Tyrone, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 22 October 2025

Stirling on fire as demand for Angus and Shorthorn rockets

Stirling on fire as demand for Angus and Shorthorn rockets

Records were broken at United Auctions, Stirling, on Monday 2 February, as both the Angus and Shorthorn breeds produced their best sales in recent history.

PEDIGREE 22 October 2025

My Farming Week: Tom Cox, Strokestown, Co Roscommon

My Farming Week: Tom Cox, Strokestown, Co Roscommon

This week Rachel Donovan talks to Tom Cox, a well-known livestock and pedigree sales auctioneer. He also keeps 140 sucklers at home on his farm in Strokestown.

NEWS 22 October 2025

‘Shorthorn never got a chance to be good cattle in good times, now they do’

‘Shorthorn never got a chance to be good cattle in good times, now they do’

This week, Nevan McKiernan sat down with veteran Shorthorn breeder, Richard Lee, of the Knockagarry Herd in Co Cork.

PEDIGREE 22 October 2025

New Irish record set at Premier Shorthorn sale

New Irish record set at Premier Shorthorn sale

Record returns were achieved at the Irish Shorthorn Cattle Society's Premier show and sale in Carrick-on-Shannon on Saturday, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 22 October 2025

What's on: major pedigree and commercial cattle sales incoming

What's on: major pedigree and commercial cattle sales incoming

Nevan McKiernan looks ahead to some of the exciting pedigree and commercial cattle sales taking place this weekend.

PEDIGREE 22 October 2025

Camera at the Mart: electric trade for Shorthorn heifers in Elphin

Camera at the Mart: electric trade for Shorthorn heifers in Elphin

Nevan McKiernan was at the show and sale of Shorthorn cattle in Elphin Mart on Saturday 18 October.

PEDIGREE 22 October 2025

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BVD – the silent risk that still remains

Irish farmers have made remarkable progress in the fight against bovine viral diarrhoea. Since 2013, the number of persistently infected calves has fallen from over 16,000 to 485 in 2024.

BVD – the silent risk that still remains

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