Carrick Winter Fair

Exhibitors miss out as entries close for week two of Carrick Winter Fair

Cut-off point of 400 cattle was hit before midnight, after unprecedented interest in the 2026 fair.

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Exhibitors miss out as entries close for week two of Carrick Winter Fair

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Editorial: Carrick Winter Fair a huge success

Editorial: Carrick Winter Fair a huge success

Editorial: Carrick Winter Fair a huge success

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Polar Bear makes history in Carrick

Polar Bear makes history in Carrick

The record price for an animal sold at the famous showgrounds in Carrick-on-Shannon was blown away at the Winter Fair on Monday, one which has stood for two decades, writes Nevan McKiernan.

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Record number of heifers cross five-figure barrier in Carrick

Record number of heifers cross five-figure barrier in Carrick

The livestock team reports from the Carrick-on-Shannon Winter Fair, where even more heifers have sold into five figures, with many in high four-figures.

NEWS 19 November 2025

Watch: records smashed as Polar Bear sells for €33,500

Watch: records smashed as Polar Bear sells for €33,500

A new record has been set in Carrick as the Davis family saw Polar Bear sell for €33,500, the highest price ever paid for an animal at the showgrounds.

NEWS 19 November 2025

Watch: big money keeps coming in Carrick with €20,000 paid for Limousin heifer

Watch: big money keeps coming in Carrick with €20,000 paid for Limousin heifer

The Irish Farmers Journal livestock team reports from the winter fair in Carrick-on-Shannon.

MARKETS 19 November 2025

Watch: top of €23,000 so far at Winter Fair in Carrick

Watch: top of €23,000 so far at Winter Fair in Carrick

The Irish Farmers Journal livestock team are reporting from the 20th Winter Fair, which is taking place in Carrick-on-Shannon on Monday.

MARKETS 19 November 2025

In pictures: champions from day one of the Carrick Winter Fair

In pictures: champions from day one of the Carrick Winter Fair

A record number of spectators attended day one of the show and sale of weanling heifers at the Carrick Winter Fair, Nevan McKiernan reports.

PEDIGREE 19 November 2025

Banging hot trade for Blues in Carrick

Banging hot trade for Blues in Carrick

Nevan McKiernan reports on the first weekend of the Carrick Winter Fair, where breeding heifers sold for as high as €16,000.

PEDIGREE 19 November 2025

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

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