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Spring has finally sprung on Tullamore Farm

It has been a challenging year with the last 30 cows and their calves turned outdoors this week coinciding with the start of the breeding season

TULLAMORE FARM 22 April 2026

Spring has finally sprung on Tullamore Farm

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My Farming Week: Ian Williamson, Duneena, Bailieborough, Co Cavan

My Farming Week: Ian Williamson, Duneena, Bailieborough, Co Cavan

NEWS 15 April 2026

Demand for sexed semen ‘on par with last year’

Demand for sexed semen ‘on par with last year’

NEWS 11 April 2026

National cattle herd almost 78,000 head higher on 1 February

National cattle herd almost 78,000 head higher on 1 February

National cattle herd almost 78,000 head higher on 1 February

NEWS 29 March 2026

My Farming Week: Shannon Porter, Lusticle, Carrigans, Co Donegal

My Farming Week: Shannon Porter, Lusticle, Carrigans, Co Donegal

My Farming Week: Shannon Porter, Lusticle, Carrigans, Co Donegal

NEWS 18 March 2026

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Comment: where to next for the Irish breeding programme?

Comment: where to next for the Irish breeding programme?

Aidan Brennan takes a look at some of the key trends in dairy breeding, both nationally and globally and asks what needs to happen next.

SPRING AI 21 January 2026

My Farming Week: Gary Murphy, Knoxtown, Clonroche, Co Wexford

My Farming Week: Gary Murphy, Knoxtown, Clonroche, Co Wexford

Gary Murphy runs a spring-calving Holstein Friesian dairy farm in Knoxtown, Clonroche, Co Wexford.

NEWS 21 January 2026

Annual beef kill is now dominated by dairy-bred animals

Annual beef kill is now dominated by dairy-bred animals

Suckler calf registrations continued their downward trend, declining by almost 29,000/head in 2025 compared to 2024, a new Teagasc report has highlighted.

NEWS 21 January 2026

Beef calves account for 63% of births on dairy farms - Teagasc

Beef calves account for 63% of births on dairy farms - Teagasc

In 2020, just 47% of dairy calf births were registered to a beef bull.

NEWS 21 January 2026

Calving commences as wet weather persists on Tullamore farm

Calving commences as wet weather persists on Tullamore farm

Tullamore Farm manager Shaun Diver gives an update on calving progress on the farm with 19 cows now calved in the last ten days.

BREEDING & HEALTH 21 January 2026

My Farming Week: Adam Smyth, Cashel, Carndonagh, Co Donegal

My Farming Week: Adam Smyth, Cashel, Carndonagh, Co Donegal

30-year-old Adam Smyth is in his third winter of milking cows having converted into dairying from sucklers and sheep in 2023.

NEWS 21 January 2026

Why are 20% of heifers not making it to calving?

Why are 20% of heifers not making it to calving?

The number of replacement heifers not making it to calving was one of the key discussion points at the recent Positive Farmers Conference, writes Daire Cregg.

MANAGEMENT 21 January 2026

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A different kind of farm visit

Organic beef and sheep farmer, Kay O’Sullivan, describes her experience of hosting a group of chefs on her farm.

A different kind of farm visit

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