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Texel takes the interbreed title at the Great Yorkshire Show

There was an impressive line-up of sheep breed champions in the interbreed final at the Great Yorkshire Show, write Rachel Gallagher.

PEDIGREE 11 July 2025

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O’Keeffe family claim champion at the Irish Texel National Championships

O’Keeffe family claim champion at the Irish Texel National Championships

PEDIGREE 9 July 2025

His Royal Highness crowned champion at Texel all-Ireland championships

His Royal Highness crowned champion at Texel all-Ireland championships

PEDIGREE 30 June 2025

Finn Valley show to host Irish Texel Sheep Society all-Ireland championships

Finn Valley show to host Irish Texel Sheep Society all-Ireland championships

Finn Valley show to host Irish Texel Sheep Society all-Ireland championships

PEDIGREE 25 June 2025

Drumharriff Harper tops the Sunny Summer Selection sale at €1,900

Drumharriff Harper tops the Sunny Summer Selection sale at €1,900

Drumharriff Harper tops the Sunny Summer Selection sale at €1,900

BREEDING & HEALTH 18 June 2025

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Texel ewe lamb from Knap sells for £8,200 at the Black and White sale

Texel ewe lamb from Knap sells for £8,200 at the Black and White sale

Prices where high to match the quality lots at the Black and White sale.

BREEDING & HEALTH 29 January 2025

Annaghdown ewe lamb tops the Summer Sparklers sale selling for €3,400

Annaghdown ewe lamb tops the Summer Sparklers sale selling for €3,400

Rachel Gallagher reports on what was an excellent sale of high-class Texel females.

BREEDING & HEALTH 29 January 2025

Top Texel females to sell in Summer Sparklers sale

Top Texel females to sell in Summer Sparklers sale

The online sale is being held by six top flocks in the west of Ireland, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 29 January 2025

My Farming Week: Peter McGee, Ballintra, Co Donegal

My Farming Week: Peter McGee, Ballintra, Co Donegal

On this edition of My Farming Week, we spoke to Donegal suckler and sheep farmer, Peter McGee, who recently had double sextuplet lambs on his farm.

NEWS 29 January 2025

My Farming Week: Colum Ginnelly, Mulranny, Co Mayo

My Farming Week: Colum Ginnelly, Mulranny, Co Mayo

In this edition of My Farming Week, we spoke to hill and commercial sheep farmer Colum Ginnelly who has taken party in the Wild Atlantic Nature project.

NEWS 29 January 2025

Survey finds 73% of sheep farmers experienced dog attacks

Survey finds 73% of sheep farmers experienced dog attacks

The data comes from a survey conducted by Niamh and Eamonn Monahan after five of their pedigree Texel sheep were killed in a dog attack in January.

NEWS 29 January 2025

Sheep farmer creates survey on dog attacks

Sheep farmer creates survey on dog attacks

"We tried to pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off and move on, but, honestly, it’s been four times too many for us. We felt that we had to make meaningful change in some way," said Monahan.

NEWS 29 January 2025

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Netherlands a key market for Irish exports

Phelim O’Neill talks to Laura Crowley, who heads the Bord Bia office in the Netherlands and has lived in the country for 20 years, to find out why and how the Dutch market matters for Irish farmers.

Netherlands a key market for Irish exports

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