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Livestock and equestrian competitions at Flavours of Fingal

The Flavours of Fingal County Show is something of a merger of urban and rural communities, who get to display the best of local Irish food, crafts and trade stands. It will be hosted at Newbridge House & Farm, Donabate, Ireland from 2 to 3 July, 2022. Punters can also enter their prized livestock in Flavours of Fingal competitions, as well as participate in a range of other competitive events spanning…

Call for The Wool Feasibility Study to be published

The Wool Feasibility Study is still under review, and ICSA Sheep chair Sean McNamara is calling for the immediate publication of the report. This is as “anger grows among sheep farmers due to ridiculously low wool prices in Ireland.” Mr McNamara comments that while wool prices are struggling internationally, Irish wool prices are particularly bad. “Farmers in the North and Great Britain have received 36.4p/kg STG (42c/kg) for wool for…

Apply to Horticulture Exceptional Aid Package by Friday

Applications to the Horticulture Exceptional Aid Package close on Friday, 17 June, 2022. However, soft fruit growers remain excluded. IFA raised this issue when the scheme was announced in April. Soft fruit growers are combatting the same input costs as all other horticultural growers and those with heated glass even more so. Vegetable growers’ applications appear to be based on land declared in the Basic Payment Scheme application, which will…

Male farmers should check prostate health – Men’s Health Week

International Men’s Health Week focuses on early detection and treatment of health difficulties such as prostate cancer in men. “The call to men (and those who support the health of men) is The Action Starts With You,” said IFA Farm Family and Social Affairs Chair Alice Doyle. “Prostate cancer is the most common cancer for men in Ireland, with about 3,890 diagnosed with prostate cancer each year. It is primarily…

GVM Limerick – Moore Street, Cappamore, Co. Limerick – 14/06

GVM Auctioneers Limerick brings to auction via LSL Auctions a property at Moore Street, Cappamore, Co. Limerick on 14 June 2022 at 15:00. This will take place at GMV’s Limerick City Auction Rooms (UPS) at 25/26 Glentworth Street, Limerick City (on the kind instructions of the owners). Disclosed Reserve €75,000. Lot: 1 For those in search of a rewarding project this very substantial two storey premises stands on a prominent…

Good prices across all sections at Ballymote Mart

Ballymote Mart saw brisk trade across all sections last Thursday, 9 June, 2022 with bullocks getting prices up to €2,330. Heifers sold for €1,730 and suckler prices reached €1,560. What’s more, a July-2015-born Limousin-cross (no calf reg) sold for €3,160 in the dry cow ring. Prices for bullocks ranged from €700 to €1,590 over: CHX – 740kg – €2,330 SAX – 715kg – €2,300 CHX – 755kg – €2,240. Prices…

Fools and Dreamers’ x Fergal Styles art

Hang Tough Contemporary is delighted to announce ʻFools and Dreamersʼ, a stunning new body of work from Fergal Styles. Launch: 6pm, Thursday, 16 June, 2022 Until: 3 July, 2022 Location: Hang Tough Contemporary No. 4 Exchequer St. Dublin, D02 HX95 Fools and Dreamers is an imaginistʼs dialogue. Through a wide variety of media, the artist explores his own weird logic, naivety, cliché, sincerity, their own fear of looking stupid, as…

Online Auctions – Tuesday’s Calendar 14/06/2022

Tuesday’s auctions on LSL. Register at www.lslauctions.com to take part. *Details correct at the time of publication. Auctions are subject to change without notification.

LSL Select Price Report – Cattle Mart 27/01/2023

LSL Select Price Report – Cattle Mart 13/06/2022

Monday’s selected Cattle Mart Price Report: Copyright LSL Auctions. CO 400-500KG Avg Price/KgCO 1.64/kgFR 1.95/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:FR, 495kg 2.69/kg 1330.00BBX, 475kg 2.38/kg 1130.00CHX, 485kg 2.19/kg 1060.00FR, 485kg 1.98/kg 960.00HEX, 445kg 1.91/kg 850.00CO, 440kg 1.86/kg 820.00 CO 500-600KG Avg Price/KgAAX 1.83/kgAU 2.13/kgCO 2.05/kgFR 1.90/kgFRX 1.79/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:FR, 520kg 2.37/kg 1230.00CO, 545kg 2.29/kg 1250.00FR, 590kg 2.24/kg 1320.00SHX, 555kg 2.22/kg 1230.00AU, 545kg 2.20/kg 1200.00FR, 555kg 2.20/kg 1220.00 CO 600-700KG Avg Price/KgCO 2.00/kgFR 2.12/kgFRX…

LSL Select Price Report – Sheep Mart – 06/02/2023

LSL Select Price Report – Sheep Mart 13/06/2022

Monday’s selected Sheep Mart Price Report: Copyright LSL Auctions. SH 30-40KG Avg Price/KgSH 3.41/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:SH, 39kg 3.67/kg 143.00SH, 38kg 3.55/kg 135.00SH, 39kg 3.49/kg 136.00SH, 39kg 3.44/kg 134.00SH, 38kg 3.42/kg 130.00SH, 33kg 3.30/kg 109.00 SH 40-50KG Avg Price/KgSH 3.49/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:SH, 41kg 3.73/kg 153.00SH, 44kg 3.73/kg 164.00SH, 44kg 3.73/kg 164.00SH, 44kg 3.68/kg 162.00SH, 44kg 3.68/kg 162.00SH, 43kg 3.67/kg 158.00 SH 50-60KG Avg Price/KgSH 3.19/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:SH, 50kg 3.5/kg 175.00SH, 50kg…

Places for People National Policy on Architecture

Places for People highlights National Policy on Architecture

A new Irish film titled Places for People airs the vision of Ireland’s new National Policy on Architecture. The production featured at the New European Bauhaus (NEB) Festival this past week, 9 -12 June, 2022. At the centre of the film are extensive interviews with Ireland’s Cultural Ambassadors for Architecture, Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, who won the most prestigious prize for architecture in Europe – the EU Mies Award…

ICSA to host Farm Debt Solutions webinar

A webinar focusing on Farm Debt Solutions will be presented by ICSA, in association with FPM Accountants. This will take place on the evening of Wednesday, 15 June, 2022 at 8pm. The free event has been designed to help those in the farming community who are struggling with unmanageable debt or mortgage arrears. It will feature prominent insolvency practitioner Gary Digney from accounting firm FPM. Dermot Kelleher, ICSA president, commented on the…

ECB expected to raise interest rates from July

Variable and tracker interest rates are likely to increase in July as well as September, according to the European Central Bank (ECB). Those with mortgages linked to these rates could face two increases of 0.25pc, which means an extra €360 a year on a €250,000 tracker mortgage with a margin of 1.25pc over the ECB rate and a 20-year repayment plan. Mortgage holders will have to fork out an additional…

Ashley Waller – Machinery, Plant Equipment, Vehicles, Implements, Tools – 1406

Ashley Waller Auctioneers Machinery brings to auction a Monthly Auction of Machinery, Plant Equipment, Vehicles, Implements, Tools via LSL Auctions on Tuesday, 14 June, 2022 at 09:30. Lots include:AN AXMINSTER VARIABLE SPEED PILLAR DRILL NO VAT A VICEROY SHARPEDGE 16″TOOL SHARPENER NO VAT A DTP6 RIVET PRESS NO VAT A KENNEDY MINIATURE POWER HACKSAW NO VAT A CLARKE SCROLL SAW NO VAT A DEWALT DW3501 BAND SAW NO VAT A…

June rainfall favours crop growth and development

Rainfall in the first week of June was welcome as soil moisture deficits were at 50mm in the southeast, according to Mark Plunkett, Soil & Plant Nutrition Specialist at Teagasc. His recent tillage crop report states that spring barley crops have developed quite well over the last seven to 10 days with many crops now at or approaching the correct stage for the final fungicide application (T2). The correct time for the…

Walk the farm that produces award-winning milk

The next Teagasc quality milk farm walk will be held at the McCarthy Family Farm, Kilmallock, Co. Limerick on 15 June, 2022 at 1.30pm. The McCarthy family is the 2021 national winner of the NDC and Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards. “Irish farming is more than just a business, it is a way of life. Irish farmers learn their craft from their parents and grandparents before them. In every sense, Irish farmers…

Pig industry in dire straits, report finds

A report by PwC on the pig industry in Ireland states that 10% of pig farmers exited the sector in recent months, with a further 20% at risk of leaving. IFA Pigs Chairman Roy Gallie said the report highlights a sector that is on the brink of collapse. “The PwC analysis confirms just how dire a position the pig sector is in at the moment. The month of May showed no…

Online Auctions – Monday’s Calendar 13/06/2022

Monday’s auctions on LSL. Register at www.lslauctions.com to take part. *Details correct at the time of publication. Auctions are subject to change without notification.

Home planning permissions increase by over 21%

The latest statistics from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) indicate that planning permissions were granted for 8,463 new homes between January and March of 2022 – of which 4,687 were houses and 3,776 were apartments. The total amount of planning permissions granted for homes jumped over 21% in the first quarter of 2022, when compared with the same period last year. Sorcha O’Callaghan, Statistician in the Business Statistics Division of…

Board facilitates opening of €40m meat plant

The number of animals to be slaughtered at a new meat plant at Banagher, Co Offaly, is estimated at 36,000 per annum. This is as An Bord Pleanala granted planning permission for the contentious €40m Chinese-backed processing plant. Permission was given after the board’s inspector, Stephen Kay, found that “the proposed development would not be likely to have a significant negative environmental impact in terms of climate”. The appeals board…

North Dublin Antiques, Art & Vintage Fair

The North Dublin Antiques, Art & Vintage Fair takes place at Clontarf Castle on 10 July, 2022 from 11:00 am – 6:00 pm. The castle is a longstanding venue, which features traders offering antique and vintage furniture, jewellery, decor, lighting, fine art, porcelain and glass, vintage memorabilia, books and prints, rare coins, postcards, curios, and much more. The organiser of the fair is Vintage Ireland. Contact them at +353 85 862 9007,…

Milk indices trending higher – price increase imminent

IFA Dairy chairman Stephen Arthur says processors must step up with a meaningful price increase for May milk if they do not wish to see supply fall further in the second half of the year. Statistics released by the Central Statistics Office show that milk supply for the first four months of 2022 was lower than 2021, despite an increase in milk price. “This reflects the massively higher cost of…

Teagasc National Sheep Open Day – 18 June, 2022

Join Teagasc for its National Sheep Open Day programme at its Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre in Athenry on Saturday, 18 June, 2022 and discover more about the latest research and technical advice emerging from the Teagasc Sheep programme and how to apply it at farm level. There will be a mix of technical presentations and interactive workshops dealing with all the main areas important to Irish sheep production.…

Browse the Dun Laoghaire Antiques & Collectors Fair

The next Dun Laoghaire Antiques & Collectors Fair is scheduled for 26 June, 2022. It will be hosted by Antique Fairs Ireland and held at the Fair Royal Marine Hotel, Marine Road, Dun Laoghaire from 11am to 6pm.This is a regular antiques and collectors fair, featuring a wide range of trade stands selling antique furniture, retro decor, fine art, jewellery, vintage fashion, coins and collectables, and much more. The Fair…

Online Auctions – Saturday’s Calendar 11/06/2022

Saturday’s auctions on LSL. Register at www.lslauctions.com to take part. *Details correct at the time of publication. Auctions are subject to change without notification.

LSL Select Price Report – Cattle Mart 17/06/2022

LSL Select Price Report – Sheep Mart 10/06/2022

Friday’s selected Sheep Mart Price Report: Copyright LSL Auctions. SHEEP 30-40KG Avg Price/KgSHEEP 3.46/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:SHEEP, 35kg 3.51/kg 123.00SHEEP, 37kg 3.49/kg 129.00SHEEP, 38kg 3.45/kg 131.00SHEEP, 34kg 3.41/kg 116.00 SHEEP 40-50KG Avg Price/KgSHEEP 3.55/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:SHEEP, 41kg 3.90/kg 160.00SHEEP, 42kg 3.83/kg 161.00SHEEP, 43kg 3.81/kg 164.00SHEEP, 42kg 3.79/kg 159.00SHEEP, 42kg 3.76/kg 158.00SHEEP, 44kg 3.68/kg 162.00 SHEEP 50-60KG Avg Price/KgSHEEP 2.85/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:SHEEP, 50kg 3.52/kg 176.00SHEEP, 54kg 3.26/kg 176.00SHEEP, 51kg 3.22/kg 164.00SHEEP, 51kg…

LSL Select Price Report – Cattle Mart 11/08/2022

LSL Select Price Report – Cattle Mart 10/06/2022

Friday’s selected Cattle Mart Price Report: Copyright LSL Auctions. BK 300-400KG Avg Price/KgAAX 2.87/kgCHX 3.06/kgLMX 3.04/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:LMX, 325kg 3.82/kg 1240.00CHX, 305kg 3.44/kg 1050.00AAX, 305kg 3.38/kg 1030.00CHX, 362kg 3.20/kg 1160.00AAX, 335kg 3.04/kg 1020.00LMX, 375kg 2.99/kg 1120.00 BK 400-500KG Avg Price/KgAAX 2.84/kgCHX 3.09/kgLMX 2.83/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:CHX, 440kg 4.68/kg 2060.00CHX, 465kg 3.46/kg 1610.00CHX, 490kg 3.43/kg 1680.00CHX, 470kg 3.28/kg 1540.00CHX, 428kg 3.25/kg 1390.00CHX, 455kg 3.23/kg 1470.00 BK 500-600KG Avg Price/KgCHX 3.10/kgLMX 2.90/kgSIX 2.66/kgHighest…

Pledges made at National Biodiversity Conference 2022

Ireland’s second National Biodiversity Conference 2022 was held in Dublin Castle and streamed live online over two days this week on 8 and 9 June, 2022. In his keynote address the Taoiseach Micheál Martin pledged government support for the outcomes of the 2-day event, adding that “the time has come for a new era of stewardship of our natural world.” He said that the deliberations are vitally important to the future of…

Start of Organic Farming Scheme balancing payments

The commencement of the 2021 balancing payments for the Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) has been announced by Minister of State in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Senator Pippa Hackett. She said: “I am delighted to announce the commencement of the 2021 balancing payments to organic farmers. Over 1,000 farmers have received payments totaling over €784,000. Payments will continue to issue over the coming weeks.” “The Organic Farming…

Positive Farmers Dairy Conference

The Positive Farmers Dairy Conference brings together world-renowned speakers who will cover technical, financial, people management and research needs for successful dairy farming and profitable expansion. The event will be hosted at The Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa, Cork, Ireland from 28 – 29 Jun 2022. Delegates from come from all over the world – including Ireland, UK, US, New Zealand, Australia, and throughout Europe. With more changes confronting dairy farmers than…