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Limousin let loose on day three of Balmoral

Day three of Balmoral Show proved an incredible one for the Limousin breed, winning the supreme beef interbreed and the overall junior beef interbreed championships, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 16 May 2026

Limousin let loose on day three of Balmoral

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Watch: continental stores cross €5/kg, while beef cattle are back in Kilkenny

Watch: continental stores cross €5/kg, while beef cattle are back in Kilkenny

MARTS 15 May 2026

Cork-bred heifer wins Balmoral Show

Cork-bred heifer wins Balmoral Show

PEDIGREE 14 May 2026

Warning that drop in cattle numbers will close factories

Warning that drop in cattle numbers will close factories

Warning that drop in cattle numbers will close factories

NEWS 14 May 2026

Watch back: all the action from day two at Balmoral Show

Watch back: all the action from day two at Balmoral Show

Watch back: all the action from day two at Balmoral Show

NEWS 14 May 2026

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Shippers keep floor under weanling trade

Shippers keep floor under weanling trade

Demand from shippers for weanling bulls compensated for a tougher domestic trade in south Kerry, as factory price cuts impact farmer confidence, according to Iveragh Mart manager, Mike Kissane.

MARKETS 12 May 2026

Finishers face three-week wait to get cattle killed

Finishers face three-week wait to get cattle killed

Where prices will be when cattle are actually killed is very unclear at this stage.

NORTHERN IRELAND 12 May 2026

Cattle kill drops below 9,000 head

Cattle kill drops below 9,000 head

Fewer cattle have been slaughtered this year in NI, with both the prime cattle and cow kills trending lower

NORTHERN IRELAND 12 May 2026

Northern View: factories take another 10p/kg off quotes

Northern View: factories take another 10p/kg off quotes

The trade for beef cattle in NI remains under pressure again this week.

NORTHERN IRELAND 12 May 2026

Methane cut is key to lowering beef emissions

Methane cut is key to lowering beef emissions

The new CliBeef project involves 12 participating beef farmers either side of the Irish border.

NORTHERN IRELAND 12 May 2026

Watch back: results from day one at Balmoral Show

Watch back: results from day one at Balmoral Show

Tune into the Irish Farmers Journal's live blog of Balmoral Show 2026, where the team reports from the cattle and sheep lawns.

NEWS 12 May 2026

Watch: full clearance for organic cattle in Elphin Mart

Watch: full clearance for organic cattle in Elphin Mart

Elphin Mart saw a special organic sale on Monday evening alongside its weekly cattle sale, with a 100% clearance for organic cattle and a red-hot trade for bull weanlings.

MARTS 12 May 2026

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New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

Irish dairy farmers will have the opportunity to see the latest technologies from New Zealand at an on-farm open day at Camcloon Dairy, Ballyfin, Co Laois, on Tuesday 19 May 2026 from 10am.

New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

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