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Suckler lots sought after in Kilcullen Mart reduction sale

Alongside its weekly sale, Kilcullen Mart held a special reduction sale of cows with calves at foot, where prices topped at €4,300, reports Cathal Gormley.

MARKETS 5 June 2026

Suckler lots sought after in Kilcullen Mart reduction sale

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Weanlings cross €7/kg in Elphin Mart

Weanlings cross €7/kg in Elphin Mart

MARKETS 4 June 2026

Camera at the Mart: beef cattle feeling the pressure in Kilkenny

Camera at the Mart: beef cattle feeling the pressure in Kilkenny

MARKETS 2 June 2026

Angus calves dominate Castlerea Mart

Angus calves dominate Castlerea Mart

Angus calves dominate Castlerea Mart

MARKETS 29 May 2026

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

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

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

MARTS 22 May 2026

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Camera at the Mart: over €6/kg for weanling bulls in Granard Mart

Camera at the Mart: over €6/kg for weanling bulls in Granard Mart

Weanling bulls remain the best trade around the country, with farmers and shippers having it out. Farmers dominated the trade in Granard Mart on Monday evening, where bulls crossed €6/kg.

MARTS 14 April 2026

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

Thursday's sale in Kilkenny Mart saw trade hold for store cattle, while beef-type cattle are back, with only top-end continental beef bullocks crossing €4/kg.

MARTS 14 April 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 14 April 2026

Camera at the Mart: full clearance for over 1,100 cattle in Skibbereen Mart

Camera at the Mart: full clearance for over 1,100 cattle in Skibbereen Mart

Skibbereen Mart manager Keith Mullaney said grass buyers drove the store trade on Friday, while exporters and farmers clashed on the calves and bull weanlings, reports Cathal Gormley.

MARKETS 14 April 2026

Watch: full house of cattle in Drumshanbo Mart

Watch: full house of cattle in Drumshanbo Mart

A full yard of cattle in Drumshanbo Mart on Friday evening saw a flying trade, with three rings in full flow.

MARTS 14 April 2026

Camera at the Mart: sharper demand for lighter cattle in the Kingdom

Camera at the Mart: sharper demand for lighter cattle in the Kingdom

Cathal Gormley reports from Kingdom Co-op Livestock Mart's weekly cattle sale, where lighter cattle commended the best trade while cow numbers were back and a special dairy reduction sale took place.

NEWS 14 April 2026

Nine-month-old Belgian Blue-cross heifer sells for €7,700 in Carrigallen

Nine-month-old Belgian Blue-cross heifer sells for €7,700 in Carrigallen

Cathal Gormley reports from Carrigallen Mart on Saturdays general sale where a special entry of 72 homebred weanling heifers from one farmer drew buyers from all around Ireland.

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'For many of the children, it was their first time on a farm'

Wicklow dairy farmer welcomed students as part of a National Dairy Council initiative, which saw 1,500 pupils across Ireland visit working dairy farms during May.

'For many of the children, it was their first time on a farm'

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