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‘Shearfest’ extravaganza on June bank holiday weekend
Darren Carty
The Kepak All-Ireland and All Nations Sheep Shearing Championships take place on Saturday and Sunday, 1 and 2 June, in the grounds of Mountbellew Co-operative Mart. Darren Carty reports.
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NSWS payment can help offset global slump in wool prices
The scheme offering payment of €8 per ewe in return for completing two actions closes on 21 May 2024.
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Dempsey at Large: food, fuel and fibre
The comfort of adequate supplies in more recent years has pushed food security way down the priority list until the war in Ukraine caused a temporary panic.
National Sheep Welfare Scheme: reader queries answered
The Department of Agriculture has answered important queries which are not addressed in the scheme's terms and conditions.
19 April 2024 News
New sheep welfare scheme unveiled
Farmers can avail of payment of €8/ewe for completing two tasks from a list, including shearing, condition-scoring, plunge-dipping and clostridial disease vaccination.
10 April 2024 News
Irish wool to feature in Government’s St Patrick’s Day programme abroad
A new campaign will see Irish politicians undertaking St Patrick’s Day trade missions this year wearing and gifting Irish woollen blankets and scarves.
13 March 2024 News
Improved British Wool trade dented in latest auction
The clearance rate in the auction held on 5 March reduced from over 90% to approximately 65%, while the wool price index weakened by 3.9%.
9 March 2024 News
Kepak named as title sponsor for shearing championships
The Kepak all-Ireland and all-nations sheep shearing championships will take place on Saturday and Sunday 1-2 June 2024.
3 March 2024 News
Mountbellew to host all-Ireland shearing championships
The all-Ireland and all-nations sheep shearing and woolhandling championships 2024 will take place in the Co Galway mart over the June bank holiday weekend.
21 February 2024 News
Wool co-op would 'diversify' Roscommon farm incomes
The People's Transition Roscommon Farmers report has been in the works since December 2022.
27 December 2023 News