Tullow Mart
Tullow Livestock Sales held its weekly sheep trade at Tullow Mart, Co. Carlow, on Tuesday (July 14)...
Kilkenny mart
Numbers were down at Kilkenny mart's weekly ewe and lamb sale yesterday (Monday, June 22) but cull ewes held their own on price.
Sheep
Bord Bia has launched a new campaign to boost lamb demand among younger consumers aged 25 to 44 to "future-proof" the sector.
consumer spending
While UK restaurants in the UK are expanding their menus, the proportion of red meat options available is still down, a new report has shown.
N.Ireland
The Northern Ireland Beef and Lamb Farm Quality Assurance Scheme logo (NIBL FQAS) logo has a public recognition rating of over 80%.
Agri-Business
The Irish Butchers Guild has announced the winner of the 2026 Easter Lamb Display Challenge, with the title going to Co. Carlow.
The importance of the Beef and Lamb Farm Quality Assurance Scheme (FQAS) for Northern Ireland has been confirmed.
Beef
New Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data shows Australia had "record" beef production and strong livestock supply in 2025.
Average lamb price in Ireland has seen a 22% increase over a five-year period, according to Irish Country Meats' general manager James Smyth.
As the price difference between beef and lamb continues to narrow, shoppers are "beginning to change their buying habits", according to the AHDB.
Beef and lamb prices are projected to remain steady in 2026 after 12 months of extreme volatility and uncertainty
There is a leakage of 75-80% of organic lambs from the system, according to Bord Bia's livestock sector manager Seamus McMenamin.
Exports of sheepmeat declined again in 2025 in both value and volume, according to new export data from Bord Bia.
Australia has officially broken the record for the highest volume of beef exported in a calendar year
Irish lamb has been served in the US for the first time this week, following export access being...
UK consumers may be eating out less often but when they are, they want to tuck in to "meaty meals" according to new research.
ICSA Sheep chair Willie Shaw has expressed serious concerns over Dawn Meats acquiring controlling stakes Alliance Group.
By Chris McCullough Just imagine receiving an urgent flood warning prompting emergency action to...
The European Commission is to co-fund a Bord Bia information and promotional campaign for European beef and lamb.
Video
A group of young sheep farmers from across Ireland recently travelled to France to visit 'the world's largest fresh food market'
Between January and April 2025, cattle slaughterings grew by 0.5% when compared with the same period in 2024 according to the CSO
Australia’s red meat sector has recorded a significant lift in cattle and lamb slaughter volumes in the first quarter of 2025
Supermarket group ALDI has said that it will spend "a further almost €700,000 on Irish Bord Bia Assured Easter lamb lines" this year.
