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Sheep price update: slightly more life in live trade

Prices in marts held on Monday were €1 to €2/head firmer in cases, while some sellers had some success in securing 5c/kg to 10c/kg higher.

MARKETS 9 February 2026
Sheep price update: slightly more life in live trade
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Angus bulls average €4,100 in Carrick opener

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10 questions the IFA wants Larry Murrin and Bord Bia to answer
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Superb finish to slatted sheep shed in Donegal
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Editorial: dialogue needed on older farmer payments

Pension reform has started in Ireland, but a lot more reform and support would be needed if CAP payments were to be cut from older farmers.

by Adam Woods
Editorial: dialogue needed on older farmer payments
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Listen: tillage farmer seeking cost-effective min-till kit finds niche in Poland

Peter Thomas Keaveney speaks with Michael Redmond, who tells us how he balances working full-time with ESB Networks, farming 200 acres of tillage and importing cultivation equipment from Poland.

NEWS 9 February 2026
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Land market expected to hold steady in 2026

Most of the factors that kept the market stable in 2025 remain in place as we enter the new year.

LAND REPORT 9 February 2026
Land market expected to hold steady in 2026
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1 Farmer Writes: without farmer support, Bord Bia is a dead duck

Farmer Writes: without farmer support, Bord Bia is a dead duck
2 ‘Insufficient supports’ for farmers to cut average cattle finishing age

‘Insufficient supports’ for farmers to cut average cattle finishing age
3 Angus bulls average €4,100 in Carrick opener

Angus bulls average €4,100 in Carrick opener

4 10 questions the IFA wants Larry Murrin and Bord Bia to answer

10 questions the IFA wants Larry Murrin and Bord Bia to answer
5 Superb finish to slatted sheep shed in Donegal

Superb finish to slatted sheep shed in Donegal

 

6 Over 30,000 calf samples sent for genotyping last week

Over 30,000 calf samples sent for genotyping last week
7 Minister Healy-Rae accuses IFA of hitching itself to Sinn Féin’s wagon

Minister Healy-Rae accuses IFA of hitching itself to Sinn Féin’s wagon
8 Nine breaches of Bord Bia QA logo use found in last five years

Nine breaches of Bord Bia QA logo use found in last five years
9 €540/ac paid for land lease in Kilkenny

€540/ac paid for land lease in Kilkenny

10 Nurse and part-time farmer raises €125,000 cycling from Roscommon to Sydney

Nurse and part-time farmer raises €125,000 cycling from Roscommon to Sydney