Rural Life
Traditional skills to be celebrated at Comeragh's Wild Festival
Homemade bread baking the old fashioned way; butter churning; sheep shearing by hand and a working sheepdog demonstration are among...
Dexter
Rural Life
Dexter cattle in Galway city are 'reviving' biodiversity
The ongoing project by Galway City Council, which introduced Dexter cattle to the urban area has been described as “successful”,...
Environment
Dexter cattle to be introduced to headland at Galway city beach
Ballyloughane in Galway city will become home to a new group of residents in 2024, with the arrival of a...
Beef
Report: Stranorlar rare breed cattle show and sale
The Stranorlar Traditional Native Breed Cattle show and sale hosted its first-ever multi-native breed event on Saturday, November 18, 2023,...
Beef
Mart report: Donegal Dexter Cattle Group annual sale
The Donegal Dexter Cattle Group hosted its second annual pedigree Dexter show and sale. The show and sale took place...
Beef
Inaugural Dexter show and sale set for Gort next month
The Irish Dexter Cattle Society is set to host its inaugural breeding show and sale of Dexter cattle on Saturday,...
Forestry
Farm Focus: Organic Dexters, pigs and tillage in Slane
By Barbara Collins Alex and Carina Coyningham have been running Rock Farm in Slane for 12 years now. Many will...
Rural Life
Court: Tipperary farm 'negligent' after farm manager kicked by heifer
By Eoghan Dalton An organic farm in Co. Tipperary has been found by the High Court to have been “negligent”...
N.Ireland
New herd names come to the fore at Balmoral Show
The Beef and Dairy Championships, held at this year’s Balmoral Show, saw a number of new herd names and faces...
Rural Life
Agri-tourism business set to invest €7m in northwest
A unique agri-tourism business promoting organic food, sustainable farming and processing is set to invest €7m and create upwards of...
Beef
Dexter breed society comes to midlands for AGM
The Dexter Cattle Society, Republic of Ireland (DCS ROI) Group is holding its AGM on Sunday, February 17, in the Hudson...
Rural Life
Video: Farmer's joy as world's smallest cow gives birth in Co. Sligo
A farmer in Co. Sligo claims to be the proud owner of the world’s smallest cow, which has just given birth...
Rural Life
Video: Large herd of Dexter cattle to feature on Ear to the Ground
A farmer who owns possibly the largest herd of Dexter cattle in the world, with over 650 head, is set...
Rural Life
A Dexter cow from Donegal could be world's shortest cow
A Dexter cow in the running for the title of World’s Shortest Cow cow has given birth to an 18kg...