Sheep
'A good trade overall, but it's a very labour-intensive system' - Ballinasloe's Eilish Curley
A small sale of 200 sheep were on offer at Ballinsloe Mart’s tender sale on Thursday, May 21. According to...
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Beef
Improved prices for beef and forward cattle at Carnew Mart
Last Friday, May 15, some 240 dry cows and 50 suckler cows went under the hammer at Carnew Mart, in...
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Sheep
'This way of trading could become the new normal' - Blessington's John Doyle
Some 300 sheep were on offer at Blessington Mart’s tender sale on Tuesday last, May 12. There was an improved...
Sheep
'Spring lamb prices have taken a substantial hit' - Roscommon's Maura Quigley
Some 260 sheep were on offer at Roscommon Mart’s tender sale on Wednesday, May 6, which saw a strong number...
Sheep
'Ewes with single lambs at foot topped out at €246/head' - Tullow's Eric Driver
Some 1,500 sheep were on offer at Tullow Mart’s tender sale on Tuesday last, April 28, which saw a mixed...
Sheep
'The trade was good, but the system is a disaster' - Loughrea's Jimmy Cooney
Loughrea Mart held its first sheep sale since marts were given the green light to reopen – albeit under strict...
Sheep
'It was great to get back up and running in some capacity again' - Tuam's Marian Devane
On Tuesday, April 14, Tuam Mart reopened its doors to facilitate the movement of sheep for the first time in...
Sheep
'It was a successful but very time-consuming system to run' - Dowra's Terry McGovern
Over the past week or so, many marts have reopened their doors to facilitate the movement of both cattle and...
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Beef
Full clearance of calves at first 'tender sale' at Kilkenny Mart
Some 200 calves were on offer at Kilkenny Mart on Tuesday last, April 7. This was the first sale that...
Beef
Friesian bull calves selling at €50-60/head - Carlow Mart
There were a total of 120 calves on offer at Carlow Mart on Monday morning, April 6. This was the...
Sheep
'Closure of marts has had a knock-on effect on factory prices' - Carnew's David Quinn
Tuesday’s announcement that livestock marts will reopen – albeit in a limited capacity to facilitate ‘essential services’ in relation to...
Beef
'It’s great that we can do something for the farmers' - Elphin's Gerry Connellan
Today, Tuesday, March 31, it was announced that livestock marts in the Republic of Ireland could reopen their doors to...
Beef
'We’re optimistic we’ll get something sorted' - Ballyjamesduff's John Tevlin
As of midnight last night, Tuesday, March 24, all marts in the Republic of Ireland suspended trading in line with...