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Donegal Blackface Sheepbreeders Association secretary steps down after 44 years
Rachel Gallagher
Rachel Gallagher reports from the Donegal Blackface Sheepbreeders Association AGM.
5 March 2025 Breeding & health
Midlock flock tops the Lanark Blackface in-lamb female sale
Rachel Gallagher reports on the recent Blackface female show and sale held in Lawrie and Symington, Auction Market, Lanark.
24 February 2025 Breeding & health
Tir Conaill Blackface female sale tops at €3,000
Rachel Gallagher reports from Milford Mart for the Tir Conaill Blackface Sheepbreeders Association 13th annual female show and sale.
Blackface hogget ewe sells for €1,750 at Donegal’s bumper in-lamb sale
Rachel Gallagher reports from Brockagh Livestock Mart for the bumper in-lamb sale of Blackface females.
17 February 2025 Breeding & health
Blackface ewes in hot demand in Donegal
Rachel Gallagher reports from Donegal Livestock Mart for the 2025 South West Donegal Blackface Sheep Breeders Group's in-lamb sale.
12 February 2025 Breeding & health
Waterford Blackface in-lamb female sale tops at €1,540
Rachel Gallagher reports from Dungarvan Mart for the fourth annual Waterford Blackface Sheep Breeders Association female sale.
12 February 2025 Breeding & health
Donegal’s leading longwool Perth societies join forces for a bumper in-lamb sale
Rachel Gallagher spoke with breeders ahead of the upcoming sale of longwool Perth ewe lambs and in-lamb ewes.
5 February 2025 Breeding & health
My Farming Week: Diarmuid Walsh, Crossmolina, Co Mayo
This week’s My Farming Week is Crossmolina ace Diarmuid Walsh who plays corner forward for Deel Rovers who won the All-Ireland Club Intermediate Final in Croke Park this week.
29 January 2025 News
Pedigree Sheep End of Year-Round Up
Reflecting on what has been a tremendous year for the pedigree sheep sector.
23 December 2024 Breeding & health
Illegal sheep imports destroyed at NI port
The sheep were found hidden on a lorry coming into NI from Britain, DAERA has confirmed.
27 November 2024 Northern Ireland
Record turnover recorded at the 2024 Dalmally Blackface sale
Rachel Gallagher reports from the recent Blackface ram sale held in United Auctions, Dalmally.
24 October 2024 Breeding & health
Powerful ram lamb tops Sliabh Liag sale
Rachel Gallagher reports from the annual Sliabh Liag Blackface sheep breeders’ association ram sale held in Ballybofey and Stranorlar livestock mart.
16 October 2024 Breeding & health