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Sligo cow and calf take top Shorthorn honours at Strokestown Show

Staging its all-Ireland calf finals at Strokestown Show recently was the Irish Shorthorn Cattle Society, Nevan McKiernan reports.

PEDIGREE 30 September 2026

Sligo cow and calf take top Shorthorn honours at Strokestown Show

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Full clearance for beef Shorthorns in southwest sale

Full clearance for beef Shorthorns in southwest sale

PEDIGREE 29 September 2026

Meet the Shorthorn heifer one Ploughing 2026 visitor could take home

Meet the Shorthorn heifer one Ploughing 2026 visitor could take home

NEWS 7 September 2026

Valuable Shorthorn heifer lives up to name in setting new NI record price

Valuable Shorthorn heifer lives up to name in setting new NI record price

Valuable Shorthorn heifer lives up to name in setting new NI record price

PEDIGREE 7 September 2026

Angus cow leads way at 47th Elphin Agricultural Show

Angus cow leads way at 47th Elphin Agricultural Show

Angus cow leads way at 47th Elphin Agricultural Show

NEWS 4 September 2026

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Popeye powers his way to National Shorthorn glory

Popeye powers his way to National Shorthorn glory

Securing the overall Shorthorn championship at the FBD National Livestock Show in Tullamore was the senior bull, Ricketstown Popeye.

PEDIGREE 4 May 2026

Coolroehouse Abbott Ann adds another trophy to her collection

Coolroehouse Abbott Ann adds another trophy to her collection

Following on from her victory at the IHFA Emerald Expo earlier this year, Coolroehouse Abbott Ann won the senior champion Holstein Friesian at the FBD National Livestock Show in Tullamore.

PEDIGREE 4 May 2026

National Hereford title up for grabs in Tullamore

National Hereford title up for grabs in Tullamore

Delegates from across Europe will get to view 19 classes of Herefords as over 170 cattle compete to be crowned the FBD National Livestock Show Hereford Champion.

BREEDING & HEALTH 4 May 2026

Tullamore Show: Record dairy entries for €25,000 prize fund

Tullamore Show: Record dairy entries for €25,000 prize fund

With a record-breaking number of entries for this year's Tullamore Show, the competition promises to be fierce, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 4 May 2026

Limousin-cross calf hits €1,900 in Carrigallen Mart

Limousin-cross calf hits €1,900 in Carrigallen Mart

Trade remains strong on the calf front. The highlight at the Carrigallen Mart weekly weanling and suck calf sale on Saturday was one Limousin-cross calf selling for €1,900.

MARKETS 4 May 2026

Irish breeding behind Stirling Sale leaders

Irish breeding behind Stirling Sale leaders

Irish-bred bulls produced some of the highest-priced cattle at the recent multibreed show and sale at United Auctions, Stirling, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 4 May 2026

Meet the sisters who won two All-Irelands in one day

Meet the sisters who won two All-Irelands in one day

Nevan McKiernan catches up with Gemma and Zoe Salter, the sisters who won the senior and intermediate FBD All-Ireland Young Stock Person championships in 2025.

PEDIGREE 4 May 2026

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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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