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Charlie Gallagher & Sons sets new South of Ireland Lanark sale record of €8,000

The record price at the fifth annual South of Ireland Lanark Sale at Roscommon Mart was set by a ram lamb.

PEDIGREE 28 September 2026

Charlie Gallagher & Sons sets new South of Ireland Lanark sale record of €8,000

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Strong trade for store lambs in Plumbridge

Strong trade for store lambs in Plumbridge

NORTHERN IRELAND 2 September 2026

Northern Ireland diary of farming events

Northern Ireland diary of farming events

NEWS 19 August 2026

Highland glory for Black Voltage

Highland glory for Black Voltage

Highland glory for Black Voltage

PEDIGREE 24 June 2026

Ulster Wool price hits 10-year high

Ulster Wool price hits 10-year high

Ulster Wool price hits 10-year high

NORTHERN IRELAND 6 May 2026

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In pictures: in-lamb ewes average over €175 at Blackface sale

In pictures: in-lamb ewes average over €175 at Blackface sale

There was keen demand at Sunday’s Connemara/Mayo Blackface Breeding Group Sale in Maam Cross with yearling ewe hoggets also selling briskly and averaging at over €150 per head.

PEDIGREE 10 November 2025

Top of €1,850 at Waterford Blackface sale

Top of €1,850 at Waterford Blackface sale

Trade at the recent Waterford Blackface Sheep Breeders sale was described as ‘solid’ with in-lamb ewes averaging at €525 per head and dry hoggets at €490, writes Darren Carty.

PEDIGREE 10 November 2025

In-lamb ewes sell to £280 in Ballymena

In-lamb ewes sell to £280 in Ballymena

The top price pen of springing Mules was a pen of 12 hoggets that were scanned with 26 lambs and made £235.

NORTHERN IRELAND 10 November 2025

Camera at the Mart: lambs to a high of €202/head in Ballinrobe

Camera at the Mart: lambs to a high of €202/head in Ballinrobe

Finished lambs sold up to €3.45/kg, with store lambs reaching similar highs at Ballinrobe Mart’s sale on Wednesday.

MARKETS 10 November 2025

Farmer Writes: winter a quieter time on Blackface Farm

Farmer Writes: winter a quieter time on Blackface Farm

With rams out with the ewes, it is time to address some jobs we have put off since summer, writes Lucy Christie

FARMER WRITES 10 November 2025

Top of €5,150 at Waterford Blackface sheep breeders sale

Top of €5,150 at Waterford Blackface sheep breeders sale

The sale recorded a clearance rate of 92% for hogget rams averaging at €960/head, while ram lambs averaged at €676/head.

PEDIGREE 10 November 2025

Thoughts now turn to breeding sheep

Thoughts now turn to breeding sheep

Lucy Christie has been helping get pedigree Blackface ewes ready for breeding.

FARMER WRITES 10 November 2025

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Bord Bia launches HortLink to strengthen Ireland’s horticulture community

New grower-led network will foster collaboration, support emerging leaders and help attract the next generation of horticulture talent into the sector.

Bord Bia launches HortLink to strengthen Ireland’s horticulture community

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