Sheep
The UK government announced that it will be extending its concession to allow entry for overseas workers to shear sheep for one more year.
The UK's sheep industry has warned of a potential sheep shearing "crisis" as a lack of overseas shearers could see 1.5 million sheep unshorn.
Rural Life
Two farmers feature in a new TV series, 'Pobal Mhúscraí', on TG4, focusing on the Múscraí Gaeltacht in Co. Cork.
A farmer from Co. Kerry has raised over €22,000 for charity having completed a marathon sheep...
A farmer from Co. Kerry said he is "feeling a bit stiff and sore" after shearing over 2,000 sheep across 50 hours for charity.
A Co. Kerry farmer has today (Thursday, July 3) embarked on a marathon sheep shearing challenge for two worthy causes.
A farmer from Co. Kerry is currently preparing for a charity challenge to shear around 2,000 sheep over the course of 50 hours.
Large crowds will flock to Mountbellew next weekend for three nights of "shear entertainment" at the European Sheep Shearing Championships.
Galway Rural Development announced a LEADER grant of almost €130,000 to support the European Sheep Shearing Championships at Mountbellew.
Having spent most of his time travelling the world shearing sheep, UK-born Will Hinton now milks cows on a share farming basis in New Zealand
A Donegal native, who has traded his profession as a chemist for the sheep shearing trade, claimed he earns €700/day while traveling the world
The 2025 European sheep shearing and woolhandling championships will be held in Co. Galway over the June bank holiday weekend.
The all-Ireland and all nations sheep shearing and woolhandling championships took place at Mountbellew, over the bank holiday weekend.
Preparations are underway at Mountbellew Mart for the hosting of the 2024 all-Ireland and all...
Opinion
The achievement notched up by Co Tyrone shearing specialist Tom Perry last Saturday is nothing short of amazing.
An attempt to break the Irish sheep shearing record will take place in Co. Antrim next week. Tom...
Among many events set to take place at the Clonmany Agricultural Show in Co. Donegal, sheep shearing will take centre stage.
Sheepdog and sheep shearing demonstrations are among the new additions to the programme of the...
The Clonmany Agricultural Show in Co. Donegal has been selected as the venue for this year's sheep shearing world championship.
Sheep News
Independent TD for Galway East, Seán Canney has called on the government to establish a scheme to...
N.Ireland
The Six Nations Blade Sheep Shearing Championship will return to this year's Balmoral Show, which...
If it had been a normal year, Joanne Devaney would have spent a lot of her time in University College Dublin (UCD) doing her academic work.
On this week’s FarmLand, we look at the coalition government formation; and we find out the best way to shear sheep.
