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Aughalion Prince, which sold for the top price of €14,000. \ Alfie Shaw The Irish Limousin Cattle Society moved its early spring premier sale to Elphin Mart from the regular Roscrea location this year to entice more Northern Ireland buyers to the sale and it worked out well, with 22% (eight) of all bulls sold heading north. A further six bulls headed to mainland Britain, meaning almost 38% of bulls sold were exported. One of the bulls heading across the water is the sale leader Aughalion Pri...

Ronan Murphy has been appointed the new CEO of the Irish Limousin Cattle Society. The appointment follows the stepping down of secretary of 12 years Paul Sykes back in November. Murphy’s last role was CEO with Horse Sport Ireland, from which he stepped down from last September. He held the role with the national governing body of equestrian sport in Ireland for three years. Previous to this he spent time with Makeway Ltd, the Waterford-based agri-technology supply company, was CEO of Weat...

Nordiques rally falls short against Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks Junior hockey: Maine falls behind 3-0 but cant make the most of its shot advantage. Reese Farrell scored in the 3-2 loss. By Sun Journal Staff Report Read Article The Maine Nordiques fell behind by three before rallying most of the way back in a 3-2 loss to the Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks on Saturday at Androscoggin Bank Colisee. Shane Murphy and Valentino Passarelli scored first-period goals for Danbury, despite Maine holding an 11-5 sho...

Mick OConnell of Neighbourhood Wines. Photo: Gerry Mooney Dubliner Mick O’Connell took his studies to the infamously challenging level of Master of Wine, writing a thesis on Sardinian wine. Having moved to London with a rock band, he began learning about wine to earn better money in retailers like Oddbins and Handford Wines — admitting “I always hoped that one day the music would pay for the wine”. Today, Mick owns the dynamic Neighbourhood Wine in Leeson Street (with a south county Dub...

Mick OConnell of Neighbourhood Wines. Photo: Gerry Mooney Dubliner Mick O’Connell took his studies to the infamously challenging level of Master of Wine, writing a thesis on Sardinian wine. Having moved to London with a rock band, he began learning about wine to earn better money in retailers like Oddbins and Handford Wines — admitting “I always hoped that one day the music would pay for the wine”. Today, Mick owns the dynamic Neighbourhood Wine in Leeson Street (with a south county Dub...

In pictures: light cattle dominate prices in Granard 2021-03-11

Ballinlare Phantom sold for 16,000gns. \ MacGregor Photography The Charolais and Simmental breeds took centre stage on the second weekend of the famous Stirling bull sales. And the trade was good, with averages up on the year for both. The Simmental breed saw a total of 64 bulls sold to average £6,482, up £1,443 on the 2020 sale. This resulted in an 82% clearance to a top of 26,000gns (£27,300). Pistyll Kingsman sold for 26,000gns. \ MacGrgeor Photography Hitting the top price was Pistyll ...

Spring signals boost buyer confidence in marts 2021-03-03

Sheep farmer John Wehryl Sheep farmer John Wehryl Speaks about rebuilding his flock after the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in the Cooley Peninsula, 20 years ago. Niamh Bambrick on her career path to ag Niamh Bambrick, ruminant business manager with Glanbia, discusses her path to her career in agriculture. For the full interview with Niamh, listen to the Irish Country Living podcast. Thrive update Adam Woods speaks to Declan Marren about the THRIVE Programme, animal performance, profitabilit...

These two-week-old Montbeliarde calves sold for €140. Previous Next Calf sales are reaching peak numbers across the country and the first signs of spring is helping to drive trade. Over 400 calves were in attendance in Carlow on Monday with nearly a full clearance recorded. Speaking after the sale, Leinster Marts manager Jimmy Walsh said: “Trade was much better than last week. Even the poorer Friesian was up nicely. “Calving has ranked up a bit as individual farme...