Three Irish sheep sisters recently gave birth to a total of 11 lambs, including quintuplets, in what is being described as a farming miracle. The sheep, from Holland Sheep Farm in County Cork, gave ...

In a similar pattern to the livestock section, 2025 has experienced a sharp decline in the production of sheep meat for the processors. The kill at the Irish factories dipped to under 2 million head ...

The sheep worrying incident came to the attention of local media when the county’s veterinary officer issued a press release and graphic image of the five pedigree Texel sheep who were either killed ...

For any sheep farmer, the "perfect" scan is the holy grail and in early 2025, Sligo farmer Francis Gonley achieved just that with zero barren ewes in his lowland flock. We chatted recently with ...

This morning's confirmation of an outbreak of bluetongue in Co. Wexford "will have an impact on exports of cattle and sheep".

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Mr Joe Walsh TD, has welcomed the start-up today of the National Sheep Identification System (NSIS). "This is a red letter day for all ...