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Sheep
Woods wins champion in Donegal town
Rachel Gallagher
Rachel Gallagher reports from Donegal livestock mart for the SW Donegal Blackface sheep breeders’ groups annual ram show and sale.
9 October 2024 News
My Farming Week: Denis Foynes, Clonaslee, Co Laois
Hoof parer and pedigree Belgian Blue breeder Denis Foynes from Co Laois is this week's My Farming Week.
9 October 2024 Letters
Are we too reliant on technology?
"Many shows no longer accept paper entries or payment (what happened to cash?)" - Karen Ashton, Crowdrummin, Drumlish, Co Longford.
What’s on in the pedigree world
Adam Woods previews a few shows and sales that are coming up over the next two weeks across the country.
9 October 2024 Pedigree
Cheviot Ram hits €6,500 in Blessington
Rachel Gallagher reports from Blessington mart for the annual Wicklow Cheviot ram sale.
9 October 2024 Breeding & health
All records broken at the Donegal Blackfaced sheep breeders sale
Rachel Gallagher reports from a record-breaking Donegal Blackface sheep breeders association show and sale held in Ballybofey and Stranorlar mart.
9 October 2024 Breeding & health
Records broken at Connemara Mayo Blackface sale
Rachel Gallagher reports from Maam Cross mart for the Annual Connemara Mayo Blackface Breeding Group Show and Sale.
9 October 2024 Breeding & health
Record-breaking Irish Aberdeen Angus Extravaganza
Nevan Mc Kiernan reports from this weekend's Irish Aberdeen Angus Extravaganza sale held in Thurles Mart.
6 October 2024 Pedigree
Salers take centre stage at the Sommet de l'Èlevage
Nevan Mc Kiernan reports from this week's Sommet de l'Èlevage in France, where the National Salers Show took place
5 October 2024 Pedigree
Bluetongue hits sheep numbers at Sommet de l’èlevage
Trading and moving livestock within France has become very difficult as a result of the Bluetongue virus. Nevan McKiernan reports from the Sommet d'elevage show in France.
3 October 2024 Markets
McHugh Bros take champion spot at Donegal Cheviot Breeders Sale
Rachel Gallagher reports from the annual Donegal Cheviot sheep breeders show and sale.
2 October 2024 Breeding & health
Gortnagross flock tops Ballymena Border Leicester sale
Rachel Gallagher reports from Ballymena livestock mart for the 109th annual show and sale of Border Leicesters.
2 October 2024 Breeding & health