Sheep
Teagasc and wool council produce videos on shearing best practice
The Irish Grown Wool Council (IGWC) and Teagasc have jointly filmed two short videos to provide “tips and techniques” for...
wool
Rural Life
Cavan enterprise produces needle felting kits using Irish wool
A Cavan-based enterprise has started producing needle felting kits using entirely 100% traceable Irish wool fibre. “The fibre is mainly...
Sheep
TD finds it 'extraordinary that wool is classified as a waste product'
Independent TD for Galway West Catherine Connolly has told the Dáil that she finds it “extraordinary that wool is classified as...
Rural Life
Wicklow wool business creates 'farm to yarn' network
A Co. Wicklow couple, who run a small business based at Ballinclea Farm, are working with farmers to preserve the...
Rural Life
Crowds expected to flock to 'Olympics of sheep shearing'
Competitors from across the globe will descend on Co. Galway this weekend for the All-Ireland and All Nationals Sheep Shearing...
N.Ireland
New season wool now arriving at the Ulster Wool in Antrim
New season wool is now arriving at the Ulster Wool depot in Co. Antrim. Traditionally, Balmoral Show is the start...
Sheep
'Weaker demand' in latest British Wool auction
British Wool experienced “weaker demand for its product” at a recent auction, which saw 30% of the wool offered at...
Sheep
Ministers to wear and gift wool products abroad on St. Patrick's Day
Government ministers across several departments will take Irish wool products with them to various countries on St. Patrick’s Day to...
Sheep
Hackett: 'The world is our oyster when it comes to wool'
The potential of Ireland’s wool industry was recently discussed in the Dáil where it was acknowledged that the product requires new...
Rural Life
All-Ireland shearing championships set for Mountbellew
Preparations are underway at Mountbellew Mart for the hosting of the 2024 all-Ireland and all nations sheep shearing and woolhandling...
N.Ireland
Kelly re-elected as NI British Wool representative
Brendan Kelly has been re-elected as Northern Ireland’s Ulster Wool representative on the board of British Wool. The Co. Antrim...
Sheep
How are wool prices standing for Irish producers?
Prices to be paid to Irish wool producers in 2024 look set to remain similar to those received for the...
Opinion
Opinion: Irish merchants must reflect value of wool back to farmers
Recent weeks have seen the UK Wool Board confirm a 20% increase in the prices paid at its monthly auctions....
N.Ireland
British Wool to elect regional representative for NI
British Wool has confirmed that an election will be held to select Northern Ireland’s regional representative on the board of...
N.Ireland
Wool price boost to exceed 10% in Northern Ireland
After a considerable period of time in the doldrums, the producer wool price in Northern Ireland looks set to increase...
Sheep
20% rise in value of wool - British Wool
British Wool has announced its first sustained price recovery since the Covid-19 pandemic, with a general rise of 20% across...
Rural Life
Wool fundraiser delivers warm funding boost for hospice
There was a silver lining when low wool prices led to a new hospice facility in Co. Roscommon receiving a...
N.Ireland
Antrim sheep farmer seeks re-nomination to British Wool board
Co. Antrim sheep farmer, Brendan Kelly, has confirmed that he will be seeking re-nomination as the Ulster Wool representative on...