Sarah McIntosh

smcintosh@farmersjournal.ie

Watch: Carlow Weather gives his take on the drought

Alan O'Reilly, aka Carlow Weather, outlines the reasons behind the soil moisture deficit and indicates if rain is on the way

NEWS 14 August 2026

Watch: Carlow Weather gives his take on the drought

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Watch: ‘It’s costing me nearly €500 a day to keep everything fed’

Watch: ‘It’s costing me nearly €500 a day to keep everything fed’

NEWS 14 August 2026

'I'm farming since 1990 and I've never had to do as much feeding'

'I'm farming since 1990 and I've never had to do as much feeding'

NEWS 12 August 2026

Young Stock Podcast: ‘the succession conversation should start at a young age’

Young Stock Podcast: ‘the succession conversation should start at a young age’

Young Stock Podcast: ‘the succession conversation should start at a young age’

NEWS 10 August 2026

Meet the young farmers crowned Ireland's farm skills champions

Meet the young farmers crowned Ireland's farm skills champions

Meet the young farmers crowned Ireland's farm skills champions

NEWS 10 August 2026

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Farmer views: ‘If other co-ops follow suit, it’s going to wipe out Kerrygold’

Farmer views: ‘If other co-ops follow suit, it’s going to wipe out Kerrygold’

Farmers at theTullamore Show share their views on the butter war, weather conditions and the support needed in CAP

NEWS 28 July 2026

Watch: the calm before the Tullamore Show

Watch: the calm before the Tullamore Show

Martina Neville, head of the dairy section at the Tullamore Show, talks the Irish Farmers Journal through the preparations currently underway – as cattle begin to arrive on the showgrounds.

FEATURE 28 July 2026

Watch: preview of the Tullamore Show

Watch: preview of the Tullamore Show

John Keena, chairperson of Tullamore Show, talks to us on-site about what people can expect at the National Livestock Show tomorrow.

NEWS 28 July 2026

Watch: a day in a processing plant during harvest

Watch: a day in a processing plant during harvest

With yields back for malting barley, John Dalton from Dalton’s Chancellors Mills takes us through its purpose-built grain processing plant in Athy.

CROPS 28 July 2026

Young Stock Podcast: flying career for Crowe

Young Stock Podcast: flying career for Crowe

Ahead of the Tullamore show this Sunday and the 2026 European Hereford Conference, we speak to Hereford breed secretary Alan Crowe.

NEWS 28 July 2026

'The farmer has to go on': Inside Ballina Mart after Mayo's All-Ireland triumph

'The farmer has to go on': Inside Ballina Mart after Mayo's All-Ireland triumph

Business resumes at weekly mart sale while celebrations continue across Mayo after the All-Ireland senior football victory.

NEWS 28 July 2026

Watch: Mayo fans hitch helicopter ride to get ringside at Ballina mart

Watch: Mayo fans hitch helicopter ride to get ringside at Ballina mart

Brothers Pat and Adrian Ruane from Strade Co Mayo take a break from All Ireland celebrations to look at heifers in Ballina mart.

NEWS 28 July 2026

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