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Pedigree All-Star Awards to take place in Portlaoise

Cattle Breed Societies will announce their All-Star award winners for 2025 at the upcoming gala dinner on Sunday 8 March 2026.

PEDIGREE 25 February 2026

Pedigree All-Star Awards to take place in Portlaoise

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Shorthorn bull sails for Inis Mór

Shorthorn bull sails for Inis Mór

PEDIGREE 25 February 2026

Cavan-based pedigree herd secures top-priced bull in Ballymena

Cavan-based pedigree herd secures top-priced bull in Ballymena

PEDIGREE 24 February 2026

Top call of €10,200 for Charolais bull in Tullamore

Top call of €10,200 for Charolais bull in Tullamore

Top call of €10,200 for Charolais bull in Tullamore

PEDIGREE 23 February 2026

Farm safety and animal health learnings from Carrigallen mart event

Farm safety and animal health learnings from Carrigallen mart event

Farm safety and animal health learnings from Carrigallen mart event

BREEDING & HEALTH 23 February 2026

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Charolais bull hits 75,000gns as Simmental average skyrockets

Charolais bull hits 75,000gns as Simmental average skyrockets

Nevan McKiernan was at United Auctions, Stirling, for the show and sale of Charolais, Simmental, Salers and Luing bulls.

PEDIGREE 4 February 2026

Goldies run riot in Carlisle as demand for Limousin erupts

Goldies run riot in Carlisle as demand for Limousin erupts

A new all-breeds record price was achieved at Borderway Mart, Carlisle, on Saturday 14 February at the British Limousin Cattle Society's sale of bulls and heifers, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 4 February 2026

Calving commences as wet weather persists on Tullamore farm

Calving commences as wet weather persists on Tullamore farm

Tullamore Farm manager Shaun Diver gives an update on calving progress on the farm with 19 cows now calved in the last ten days.

BREEDING & HEALTH 4 February 2026

Master Plan from Drumhill in Dungannon Mart

Master Plan from Drumhill in Dungannon Mart

Topping the native breeds pedigree sale in Dungannon Farmers Mart on Friday 6 February was an Angus bull from the Drumhill herd in Co Tyrone, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 4 February 2026

Manhattan maxes out at 38,000gns in HW Netherton Angus sale

Manhattan maxes out at 38,000gns in HW Netherton Angus sale

Angus bulls sold for as high as 38,000gns in the HW Netherton Angus bull sale in Scotland on Saturday, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 4 February 2026

Angus bulls average €4,100 in Carrick opener

Angus bulls average €4,100 in Carrick opener

Trade was swift at the Midland and Western Livestock Improvement Society's opening sale of 2026 at the Showgrounds in Carrick-on-Shannon, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 4 February 2026

Date set for 2026 National Hall of Fame Awards

Date set for 2026 National Hall of Fame Awards

Organisers of the FBD National Hall of Fame Awards, Michael and Oliver Flanagan, are looking for nominees for the 2026 awards.

PEDIGREE 4 February 2026

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UK continues as Ireland’s main export market for food and drink.

Conor O’Sullivan, a business with Chinese graduate from UCC, has taken up the challenge of representing Irish food and drink in the UK after 13 years in China.

UK continues as Ireland’s main export market for food and drink.

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