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Golden Shears Day One - The Day in Photos
With crowds building from early morning and the rain holding off, day one of the Golden Shears World Sheep Sharing...
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What’s on at Golden Shears: DAY 1
The next four days will see 100 plus sheep shearers from 27 countries flexing their muscles to great effect at...
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Watch: Calor provides instant hot water solution for Kilkenny dairy farmer
Access to hot water is crucial to Irish dairy farms. All farms require a reliable and consistent method of heating...
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Golden Shears competitions underway
The Golden Shears World Shearing Championships got underway at 7 o’ clock this morning. Day One of the four day...
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All roads lead to Gorey for Golden Shears spectacular
The next four days will see 100 plus sheep shearers from 27 countries flexing their muscles to great effect at...
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Defending Scottish shearer all set for Gorey with Kiwi support
World champion Scottish shearer Gavin Mutch will have some of his biggest support from a remote New Zealand locality where...
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Donegal shearer Scott looking for two records
World record-breaking Irish shearer Ivan Scott is looking for two lucky breaks as he prepares for the Golden Shears World...
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Young shepherds to battle it out for top prize in Gorey
The National Young Shepherd Competition 2014 will be take place at the Golden Shears World Sheep Shearing & Wool Handling...
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Good food for Golden Shears
Good Food Ireland will provide the first ever all-island restaurant food experience at any agri event in Ireland when it...
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Renowned sheep farming pair trust Tribamec Duo
Tribamec Duo combines Chanelle Pharma’s established products: Animec Oral solution for sheep and Tribex 5% oral suspension for sheep. The...
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Kiwi team at sheep shearing
The buildup to the World shearing and woolhandling championships in Ireland later this month steps up a gear with the...
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Mayo shearers to represent Ireland at World Blade Shearing Championships
The two-man team to represent Ireland in the Golden Shears World Blade Shearing Championship, to be held in Gorey in...
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Kiwi sheep shearing legend David Fagan set for Gorey
The most successful shearer in the history of competition shearing is legendary New Zealand gun David Fagan, and he will...
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14 days and counting to World Sheep Shearing championships
The Golden Shears World Sheep Shearing & Wool Handling Championships takes place in 14 days time in Gorey, Co. Wexford...
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Balmoral warm up for sheep shearers
The World Sheep Shearing and Wool Handling Championships are taking place in Gorey, Co Wexford on May 22-25, and many...
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China continues to dictate Irish wool prices
According to Vincent Pierce, from Wicklow-based wool merchants Laurence Pierce Ltd, 95% of the wool produced in Ireland is destined...
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Watch: Rugby legend on tackling resistant worms in cattle
At this time of year, many farmers are organising their animal health plan and tackling resistant worms to cover their...
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Novartis continues 20 yr history sponsoring shearing championships
The Golden Shears World Blade Shearing Championship, which will be held in Co. Wexford in May, will be sponsored by...
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International teams signed up for sheep shearing
Ireland has scored an international coup with individual competitors and teams from China and Russia now registered to travel and...
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Golden Shears organisers secure 6,000 plus hoggets
The organisers of this year’s Golden Shears World Sheep Shearing Championships, taking place in Gorey, Co Wexford between May 17th...
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Sheep and cheerful: Call out for 6,000 Irish sheep
Organisers of the 16th Golden Shears, the World Sheep Shearing and Wool Handling Championships, which is taking place in Gorey,...