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My Farming Week: Willie Keating, Carrigeenageragh, Kilrossanty, Co Waterford

Father and son Willie and Philip Keating are suckler and sheep farming at the foothills of the Comeragh Mountains in Co Waterford.

NEWS 11 November 2026

My Farming Week: Willie Keating, Carrigeenageragh, Kilrossanty, Co Waterford

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Tipperary dairy farmer wins €5,000 in new entrant farming awards

Tipperary dairy farmer wins €5,000 in new entrant farming awards

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Irish wool isn't worthless and one Galway farmer is determined to prove it

Irish wool isn't worthless and one Galway farmer is determined to prove it

FEATURES 4 November 2026

Rams selling for up to €1,000 per head in Morocco

Rams selling for up to €1,000 per head in Morocco

Rams selling for up to €1,000 per head in Morocco

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Camera at the Mart: steady trade at CMBBG Blackface sale in Maam Cross

Camera at the Mart: steady trade at CMBBG Blackface sale in Maam Cross

Camera at the Mart: steady trade at CMBBG Blackface sale in Maam Cross

MARKETS 7 October 2026

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Supporting the future in sheep

Supporting the future in sheep

Seamus McMenamin, Bord Bia’s sheepmeat and livestock sector manager on ways to support the future for the sheep sector.

ADVERTISERS' ANOUNCEMENTS 27 August 2026

Young Stock: grá for cattle not strong enough to quit sheep in Leitrim

Young Stock: grá for cattle not strong enough to quit sheep in Leitrim

Co Leitrim sheep and beef farmer Dylan Gilligan talks lamb prices, a decent year for grass in the northwest and his participation in ICM’s Flock of the Future programme.

NEWS 24 August 2026

Mountbellew Agricultural College to host IGA farm walk

Mountbellew Agricultural College to host IGA farm walk

The free-to-attend event takes place on Thursday 27 August at 6pm and will detail performance in the prolific flock with a mid-season scanning rate of 2.45 lambs per ewe joined.

NEWS 19 August 2026

Access to €1,000 grant for young sheep farmers with Dawn Meats Future Flocks

Access to €1,000 grant for young sheep farmers with Dawn Meats Future Flocks

The initiative is open to sheep farmers aged between 18 and 40 years of age and offers access to learnings and innovation to improve on-farm efficiency and a support grant of up to €1,000.

NEWS 18 August 2026

Viral Mayo fan returns to the farm after unforgettable win

Viral Mayo fan returns to the farm after unforgettable win

Shane Fitzgerald spoke to Hannah Furlong about what the win means for Mayo people, sheep farming, his florist business and looking for love.

NEWS 28 July 2026

All-Ireland Young Shepherd and Shepherdess finalists

All-Ireland Young Shepherd and Shepherdess finalists

The finals of the FBD all-Ireland young shepherd and shepherdess competition will take place on Sunday at Ossory Agricultural Show, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 22 July 2026

Editorial: uncertain future for sheep farming

Editorial: uncertain future for sheep farming

Throughput of lambs and hoggets is still down over 80,000 head in the first six months of this year.

VIEWPOINTS 15 July 2026

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Too much, too little – can science help farms with Ireland’s changing weather?

As Ireland celebrates Science Week from 8 to 15 November, coordinated by Research Ireland, the theme 'Water: from molecule to ocean' looks at how climate change alters the water systems we rely upon.

Too much, too little – can science help farms with Ireland’s changing weather?

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