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My Farming Week: David Kirrane, Carrontubber, Tubbercurry, Co Sligo

This week we chat to David Kirrane from Co Sligo, who has seen a huge demand in recent years for polled Salers bulls.

NEWS 14 January 2026

My Farming Week: David Kirrane, Carrontubber, Tubbercurry, Co Sligo

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Farmer Writes: the great beef reset of 2025

Farmer Writes: the great beef reset of 2025

FARMER WRITES 7 January 2026

Suckler cow numbers drop to 55-year low

Suckler cow numbers drop to 55-year low

NORTHERN IRELAND 24 December 2025

Farmer Writes: it's time for musical chairs in the sheds

Farmer Writes: it's time for musical chairs in the sheds

Farmer Writes: it's time for musical chairs in the sheds

FARMER WRITES 10 December 2025

Organic v conventional: which came out on top for 2024 farm incomes?

Organic v conventional: which came out on top for 2024 farm incomes?

Organic v conventional: which came out on top for 2024 farm incomes?

NEWS 8 December 2025

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Best suckler farms to net more per acre than average dairy farm

Best suckler farms to net more per acre than average dairy farm

Teagasc anticipates that weanling prices will slip 5% next year as 2026's average milk price looks set to plummet 20%.

NEWS 12 November 2025

Suckler incomes on track to hit €30,000

Suckler incomes on track to hit €30,000

Suckler farmer incomes look set to exceed those seen in the usually higher income sector of cattle finishing.

NEWS 12 November 2025

Farmer Writes: sun sets on the 2025 grazing season

Farmer Writes: sun sets on the 2025 grazing season

The final curtain is close to coming down on the 2025 grazing season for Tommy Moyles and while it's been a fantastic year for Irish beef production, storm clouds could be ahead.

FARMER WRITES 12 November 2025

Camera at the Mart: no let-up in numbers at Tullamore

Camera at the Mart: no let-up in numbers at Tullamore

There appears to be no let-up in the number of cattle going through Tullamore Mart this autumn, with strong demand for stock playing its part in keeping numbers moving at the Co Offaly mart.

MARKETS 12 November 2025

Over 1m ha of land is farmed in NI

Over 1m ha of land is farmed in NI

The average sized farm in NI is just under 40 hectares, the latest DAERA statistics show

NORTHERN IRELAND 12 November 2025

Camera at the Mart: high demand for in-calf heifers in Dowra

Camera at the Mart: high demand for in-calf heifers in Dowra

A special sale of in-calf heifers saw a packed ringside and a new record of €6,300 paid for a springing heifer at Dowra Mart.

MARKETS 12 November 2025

Farmer Writes: shed space juggle

Farmer Writes: shed space juggle

The annual space juggling in the sheds is underway on Tommy Moyles' farm at Ardfield, Clonakilty as the 2025 grazing season winds to an end.

FARMER WRITES 12 November 2025

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For Offaly dairy and sheep farmers, husband-and-wife team Ann Maire Butterfield and Stephen McQuade, AAA Golden Maverick has always been part of the story.

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