Rural Life
Old Irish goat recognised as native rare breed to Ireland
The old Irish goat was approved as a native rare breed to Ireland today (Thursday, June 9), by the Minister...
Goats
Agri-Business
Report: Ireland accounts for 9% of EU bovine population
Ireland has 9% of the total bovine population of the European Union, according to a report released today (Tuesday, May...
Rural Life
Video: Kingdom County Fair draws crowds at new location
After an enforced two-year hiatus due to the global health pandemic, Kingdom County Fair attracted thousands of people from across...
Sheep News
Sheep and goat census: Return deadline for forms extended
The deadline for return of sheep and goat census forms has been extended to Monday, February 14, Minister for Agriculture,...
Agri-Business
No kidding: Goats drafted in to keep Howth in check
A team of Old Irish Goats have been drafted in to partake in a conservation grazing project on Howth Head...
Rural Life
No kidding: Farm makes €56,000 offering 'virtual goats' for video calls
A farm has seized the initiative to liven things up on lockdown video calls through the introduction of a “virtual...
Rural Life
Visitors warned not to feed animals at award-winning farm after goat deaths
Visitors to the award-winning Tannaghmore Rare Breeds Animal Farm in Co. Armagh are being advised that they must not feed...
Rural Life
Courses highlight goats as serious alternative; no kidding
The couple behind Goat Ireland are running training courses for people interested in diversifying into goats as a serious alternative...
Rural Life
Westmeath couple reared over 1,000 goats for Bóthar
A Westmeath couple who reared over 1,000 goats for the charity Bóthar were recently honoured for their work over the...
Rural Life
'We made the switch from beef and sheep to goats'
When the Leahy family’s 40ac beef and sheep enterprise was no longer sustainable, they switched to goats’ milk and cheese...
Rural Life
'It's like rural Ireland has been rubbed off the map'
The couple behind Goat Ireland in Co. Galway have said broadband services in so many parts of the country are...
Sheep
'Significant' number of sheep and goat census forms returned
A significant number of sheep and goat census forms have already been returned, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the...
Sheep
Countdown is on for farmers to return sheep and goat census forms
The countdown is on for farmers to return sheep and goat census forms issued recently by the Department of Agriculture,...
Rural Life
'If the goats in the wild knew how well they'd be treated at the Puck Fair they'd be queuing up'
If the goats in the wild knew how well they’d be treated at the Puck Fair, they’d be queuing up...
Agri Politics
Video: New kid on the block at Boston zoo
There’s a new kid on the block (literally) at Franklin Park Zoo in Boston after a female Nigerian dwarf goat...
Sheep
Deadline for sheep census returns is fast approaching
The closing date for returns of the 2015 sheep and goat census to the Department of Agriculture is January 29,...
Sheep
Sheep farmer? You'll have to count your sheep soon!
This week over 45,000 sheep and goat farmers on the Department of Agriculture’s database will receive the Annual Sheep and Goat...
Sheep
Sheep and goat owners to receive census this week
Over 43,000 flock owners, registered as keepers of sheep and goats on the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine’s database,...
