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Sheep Shearing

Kerry farmer raises €22,600 for charity in sheep shearing challenge

Rural Life

3 months ago

Kerry farmer raises €22,600 for charity in sheep shearing challenge

A farmer from Co. Kerry has raised over €22,000 for charity having completed a marathon sheep...

Watch: Kerry farmer shears 2,021 sheep in 50 hours for charity

Rural Life

4 months ago

Watch: Kerry farmer shears 2,021 sheep in 50 hours for charity

A farmer from Co. Kerry said he is feeling "a bit stiff and sore" after shearing more than 2,000...

Watch: 50 hour sheep shearing challenge underway in Kerry

Rural Life

4 months ago

Watch: 50 hour sheep shearing challenge underway in Kerry

A Co. Kerry farmer has today (Thursday, July 3) embarked on a marathon sheep shearing challenge for...

Kerry farmer to take on 50-hours of 'shear craic' for charity

Rural Life

5 months ago

Kerry farmer to take on 50-hours of 'shear craic' for charity

A farmer from Co. Kerry is currently preparing for a charity challenge to shear around 2,000 sheep...

'Shear' entertainment expected at Co. Galway sheep festival

Rural Life

5 months ago

'Shear' entertainment expected at Co. Galway sheep festival

Large crowds will flock to Mountbellew Mart next weekend for three nights and two days of "shear...

Sheep

7 months ago

€130,000 LEADER funding boost for Mountbellew Shearfest

Galway Rural Development (GRD) has announced a LEADER grant of almost €130,000 to support the...

€130,000 LEADER funding boost for Mountbellew Shearfest

Rural Life

8 months ago

Former UK sheep shearer excels at New Zealand share milking

By Chris McCullough Having spent most of his time travelling the world shearing sheep, UK-born...

Former UK sheep shearer excels at New Zealand share milking

Sheep

9 months ago

Find out how a Donegal man travels the world shearing sheep for €700/day

A Donegal native, who has traded his profession as a chemist for the sheep shearing trade, has...

Find out how a Donegal man travels the world shearing sheep for €700/day

Sheep

9 months ago

European sheep shearing championships coming to Galway

The 2025 European sheep shearing and wool-handling championships will be held at the Mountbellew...

European sheep shearing championships coming to Galway

Sheep

over 1 year ago

Watch: Sheep shearing championships at Mountbellew

The 2024 all-Ireland and all nations sheep shearing and woolhandling championships took place at...

Watch: Sheep shearing championships at Mountbellew

Rural Life

over 1 year ago

All-Ireland shearing championships set for Mountbellew

Preparations are underway at Mountbellew Mart for the hosting of the 2024 all-Ireland and all...

All-Ireland shearing championships set for Mountbellew

Opinion

over 2 years ago

Opinion: Top-level shearers are akin Olympic athletes

The achievement notched up by Co. Tyrone shearing specialist, Tom Perry, during his recent...

Opinion: Top-level shearers are akin Olympic athletes

Sheep

over 2 years ago

Irish sheep shearing record attempt to take place in Antrim

An attempt to break the Irish sheep shearing record will take place in Co. Antrim next week. Tom...

Irish sheep shearing record attempt to take place in Antrim

Rural Life

over 2 years ago

All-Ireland shearing among highlights of Clonmany show

Among the many events set to take place at Clonmany Agricultural Show in Co. Donegal, sheep...

All-Ireland shearing among highlights of Clonmany show

Rural Life

over 2 years ago

Go wild in the Comeraghs this July

Sheepdog and sheep shearing demonstrations are among the new additions to the programme of the...

Go wild in the Comeraghs this July

Rural Life

over 2 years ago

Donegal show to host international sheep shearing championship

The Clonmany Agricultural Show in Co. Donegal has been selected as the venue for this year's sheep...

Donegal show to host international sheep shearing championship

Sheep News

over 3 years ago

Independent TD calls for support scheme for sheep shearing

Independent TD for Galway East, Seán Canney has called on the government to establish a scheme to...

Independent TD calls for support scheme for sheep shearing

N.Ireland

over 3 years ago

Six Nations Sheep Shearing Championship returns to Balmoral

The Six Nations Blade Sheep Shearing Championship will return to this year's Balmoral Show, which...

Six Nations Sheep Shearing Championship returns to Balmoral

Rural Life

almost 5 years ago

Joanne Devaney: 'It was nice to be home more last year to be on the farm'

If it had been a normal year, Joanne Devaney would have spent a lot of her time in University...

Joanne Devaney: 'It was nice to be home more last year to be on the farm'

Rural Life

over 5 years ago

FarmLand: Agri insight on government talks; and shearing with the best

On this week’s FarmLand, we look at the coalition government formation and how the programme...

FarmLand: Agri insight on government talks; and shearing with the best

Video

over 5 years ago

FarmLand 18th June 2020

On this week’s FarmLand, we look at the coalition government formation plus how the programme for...

FarmLand 18th June 2020

Sheep

over 5 years ago

'It's business as usual for us' - sheep shearer Karol Devaney

The shearing season kicked off earlier than what might have been expected for Sligo native Karol...

'It's business as usual for us' - sheep shearer Karol Devaney

N.Ireland

over 5 years ago

Checklist for shearers and farmers produced during Covid-19

An industry checklist has been produced to ensure that shearers, wool handlers and farmers work in...

Checklist for shearers and farmers produced during Covid-19

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