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Six-week old Belgian Blue-cross calf sells for €1,180 in Portumna Mart.

With beef sired calves dominating Portumna Mart on Monday 18 May, there was a strong trade for calves, with reared calves highly sought after .

MARTS 22 May 2026

Six-week old Belgian Blue-cross calf sells for €1,180 in Portumna Mart.

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Clogher Mart celebrations

Clogher Mart celebrations

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Calf price update: heifer calf prices taking a hit

Calf price update: heifer calf prices taking a hit

MARKETS 22 April 2026

Camera at the Mart: good demand for Friesian heifer calves in Bandon

Camera at the Mart: good demand for Friesian heifer calves in Bandon

Camera at the Mart: good demand for Friesian heifer calves in Bandon

MARKETS 8 April 2026

Watch: four-week-old Belgian Blue calf hits €2,090 in Carrigallen

Watch: four-week-old Belgian Blue calf hits €2,090 in Carrigallen

Watch: four-week-old Belgian Blue calf hits €2,090 in Carrigallen

MARKETS 9 March 2026

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Cavan-based pedigree herd secures top-priced bull in Ballymena

Cavan-based pedigree herd secures top-priced bull in Ballymena

Top-end Limousin bulls sold like hot buns at Ballymena Livestock Mart on Saturday 21 February, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 20 October 2025

Watch: in-calf heifers hit €5,500 in Drumshanbo

Watch: in-calf heifers hit €5,500 in Drumshanbo

Adam Woods reports from last Friday night’s weekly sale in Drumshanbo mart in Co Leitrim.

MARKETS 20 October 2025

Farmer writes: to sell or not to sell?

Farmer writes: to sell or not to sell?

This week Karen McCabe discussed a local tractor run, a farm job she luckily got to avoid and whether or not to sell her red roan calf next spring.

NEWS 20 October 2025

In pictures: champions from day one of the Carrick Winter Fair

In pictures: champions from day one of the Carrick Winter Fair

A record number of spectators attended day one of the show and sale of weanling heifers at the Carrick Winter Fair, Nevan McKiernan reports.

PEDIGREE 20 October 2025

Commercial breeding heifers cross €10,000 in Stranorlar

Commercial breeding heifers cross €10,000 in Stranorlar

Taking place over the weekend was the Elite commercial cattle show and sale in Stranorlar Mart, Co Donegal, where trade was booming, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 20 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 20 October 2025

Scorching hot trade for Salers heifers in Gort

Scorching hot trade for Salers heifers in Gort

Nevan McKiernan reports from the show and sale of pedigree and commercial Salers heifers in Gort Mart on Saturday 18 October.

PEDIGREE 20 October 2025

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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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