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Irish beef faces strong competition for market share in the UK, particularly from Australia and New Zealand.
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Irish share of UK beef imports in first quarter of 2026 is down 12 percentage points compared with same period last year.
The latest on this week’s beef trade, including hopes of a World Cup bounce for burger sales.
The forecast was very clear - an average factory price of €8/kg for 2026 could be expected. Did this forecast give a sense of misplaced confidence to the sector?
The fear will remain that any rush of cattle to Irish factories will squeeze prices as Irish beef competes with supplies from other countries.
Irish beef is now facing sustained competition for market share in the UK.
Peter Thomas Keaveney caught up with KTwo general manager Aaron Ingram and Redrock MD James Rooney, to see why Redrock purchased KTwo, and how the takeover has worked out 24 months later.
Generous export supports from both the British and Irish governments underpinned the massive expansion in beef exports from Ireland to the UK in the 1960s.
Take a ‘trip down memory lane’ at Sligo Folk Park along the Wild Atlantic Way This heritage tourist attraction nestled in the heart of rural Sligo is a fun-filled day out for all the family, showcasing life as it would have been in the late-1800s to the mid-1900s.
