Beef
Livestock marts have been informed by Minister of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon,...
Rural Life
Trailblazing Eimear McGuinness started work at Donegal livestock mart in 2007, at the age of 25 before being appointed manager.
Agri-Business
Portumna Mart in Co. Galway has confirmed the appointment of a new manager, with PJ Conroy taking the reins.
Roscommon Mart has said that there will be no changes to its sales, despite suggestions from weanling exporters they will not be at the marts.
DAFM has confirmed that "No formal meeting has been sought by any industry stakeholder" in relation to the current concerns from weanling exporters.
A question mark remains over some weanling export buyers plans for marts next week in light of concerns voiced about animal health.
Weanling exporters have been "urged to refrain from any possible disruption of mart sales" by the...
A number of marts will hold sales for SCEP eligible heifers throughout October, the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation has confirmed.
The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) has welcomed the new action plan for bovine tuberculosis (bTB)
The Property Services Regulatory Authority (PSRA) has invited all marts to attend one of four seminars it is hosting in October.
Livestock marts across the country are coming under increasing pressure to cut the option of credit availability to cattle buyers.
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA) has said meat processors "should be ashamed" of their factory quotes
Sources in the livestock mart sector have voiced support for identifying livestock buyers who fail to pay for animals and sharing that info.
A range of events will be be held across Connacht next week for Men's Health week, designed to reach farmers.
The PSRA has requested personnel from all livestock marts in the country to attend a meeting in relation to financial matters.
Dairy
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) has taken enforcement action against 6 marts in relation to alleged animal welfare breaches.
The Property Services Regulatory Authority (PSRA) has suspended the licence for Portumna...
574,505 cattle passed through the country's marts in (Q1) 2025, according to latest mart figures from the Department of Agriculture (DAFM).
Beef News
The average calf prices generally ease off as the year progresses and traditionally, there is more demand for early-born calves.
Continued strengthening in the beef trade is driving cattle buyer confidence and this was evident in cattle prices paid at recent sales.
The mart trade over the past week has seen further record price statistics with as high as €4,780 paid for a 1,020kg heifer at Kilkenny.
Sheep Technical
Following on from Storm Éowyn, sale numbers of sheep at Athenry Mart revived slightly this week, but the trade has taken a slight dip.
Over 1.88 million cattle were sold at Irish marts in 2024, an increase of 340,000 from the 1.54 million cattle sold...
