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Zwartbles sheep hit new female record in Carrick

Adam Woods reports from last weekend’s Zwartbles Sheep Breeders of Ireland sheep sale in Carrick on Shannon.

PEDIGREE 17 September 2025

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Records broken at Ballinrobe Bluefaced Leicester Sale

Records broken at Ballinrobe Bluefaced Leicester Sale

PEDIGREE 17 September 2025

Sheep Trends: lambs unchanged but ewes down

Sheep Trends: lambs unchanged but ewes down

MARKETS 17 September 2025

Sheep mart prices: little to no change with factory prices stable

Sheep mart prices: little to no change with factory prices stable

Sheep mart prices: little to no change with factory prices stable

MARKETS 17 September 2025

Attention to detail the key to targets in Glentraigue

Attention to detail the key to targets in Glentraigue

Attention to detail the key to targets in Glentraigue

BREEDING & HEALTH 17 September 2025

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Sheep Management: addressing ewe condition ahead of mating

Sheep Management: addressing ewe condition ahead of mating

There is more scope to address condition in later lambing flocks but there is still benefits to be gained by providing a nutritional boost to ewes in poor body condition.

MANAGEMENT 14 September 2025

How Mayo became home to Ireland’s largest sheep farm

How Mayo became home to Ireland’s largest sheep farm

A new book tells this extraordinary story of how vast tracts of land were cleared of tenants in the wake of the Famine to create a Scottish-style hill sheep system. Edwin McGreal reports.

NEWS 14 September 2025

From awareness to action: the Teagasc Signpost journey so far

From awareness to action: the Teagasc Signpost journey so far

Siobhán Kavanagh and Tom O’Dwyer from the Teagasc Signpost Programme take a look at the progress so far

MANAGEMENT 14 September 2025

Irish Country Meats is first Irish lamb processor to export to US

Irish Country Meats is first Irish lamb processor to export to US

This supply agreement has seen ICM deliver its first shipment of lamb from its facility in Camolin, Co Wexford.

NEWS 14 September 2025

Sheep price update: quotes unchanged at €7.80/kg for QA lambs

Sheep price update: quotes unchanged at €7.80/kg for QA lambs

Lamb supplies remain relatively tight, with mart managers reporting fewer well-fleshed lambs on offer and an overall tightening in sale entries.

MARKETS 14 September 2025

Farmer whose ram was stolen urges others to be vigilant of livestock theft

Farmer whose ram was stolen urges others to be vigilant of livestock theft

Sligo-based farmer TJ Keavney said he wants to highlight the prevalence of stolen livestock following the theft of his pedigree Suffolk ram lamb in recent weeks.

NEWS 14 September 2025

Watch: hoggets sell to €435/head in Mule Lanark sale

Watch: hoggets sell to €435/head in Mule Lanark sale

Ewe hoggets in the sale held in Tuam Mart averaged €305 per head while ewe lambs sold for an average of €188 per head.

MARKETS 14 September 2025

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Cultivate raises unsecured lending limit to €100,000 as farmer demand grows

'Without the Cultivate loan, we wouldn’t have been able to do what we wanted to do' - Aodhagon and Andrew Smith, dairy farmers, Co Cavan.

Cultivate raises unsecured lending limit to €100,000 as farmer demand grows

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