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Glaslough leads premier Hereford heifer sale at €5,900

Taking the top price of €5,900 back to Co Monaghan on Saturday from the premier Hereford heifer sale in Tullamore was Nigel Heatrick, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 15 December 2025

Glaslough leads premier Hereford heifer sale at €5,900

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Bidding frenzy at final Limousin sale of the year

Bidding frenzy at final Limousin sale of the year

PEDIGREE 14 December 2025

Watch: Charolais bulls hit €5,800 in Carrick's last sale of the year

Watch: Charolais bulls hit €5,800 in Carrick's last sale of the year

PEDIGREE 14 December 2025

Watch: Charolais bulls sell to €15,500 in Elphin

Watch: Charolais bulls sell to €15,500 in Elphin

Watch: Charolais bulls sell to €15,500 in Elphin

PEDIGREE 8 December 2025

Watch: Angus bulls average €5,840 at elite sale

Watch: Angus bulls average €5,840 at elite sale

Watch: Angus bulls average €5,840 at elite sale

PEDIGREE 8 December 2025

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Ranfurly rule the roost at Four Breeds Calf Show

Ranfurly rule the roost at Four Breeds Calf Show

A record entry of calves and young handlers turned out for the Four Breeds Calf Show at Ballymena Livestock Mart on Saturday 22 November, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 24 November 2025

In Pictures: three in a row for Luddenmore at Angus calf show

In Pictures: three in a row for Luddenmore at Angus calf show

Enjoy these images from the 2025 Irish Aberdeen Angus Association calf show at Mid-Tipp Mart, Thurles.

PEDIGREE 24 November 2025

Irish buyers spend big at Royal Ulster Beef and Lamb championships

Irish buyers spend big at Royal Ulster Beef and Lamb championships

A number of the highest priced animals at the 2025 Royal Ulster Beef and Lamb championships were purchased by Irish breeders, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 24 November 2025

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.

PEDIGREE 24 November 2025

Scottish judge heaps praise on quality at Angus calf show

Scottish judge heaps praise on quality at Angus calf show

Judging the Irish Aberdeen Angus Association's calf show in Mid-Tipp Mart, Thurles, was Owen Tunney of the Morpheus herd in England, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 24 November 2025

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 24 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 24 November 2025

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