N.Ireland
The Ulster Farmers' Union (UFU) has highlighted the growing value and sustainability of wool and the potential in the wool market.
Ulster Wool has confirmed that farmer member returns for the 2025 clip year are set to hit their highest level in 10 years.
Rural Life
Right now, Irish wool is at a crossroads, according to Eimear O'Neill, tutor of a new course on knitting at the Organic Centre in Leitrim.
Sheep
The recent European Wool Day Conference held in Co. Kerry heard several calls to remove the VAT applied to wool products.
Better co-ordinating Ireland’s wool output on an all-island basis could represent a win: win scenario for Irish sheep farmers.
As European Wool Day approaches this week, the Irish government is being urged to appoint a 'wool champion'.
Opinion
Easter has always been synonymous with all that is good about Irish sheep production. And long may this continue to be the case.
Up to 1,000 people are estimated to have attended an event to celebrate European Wool Day in Co. Kerry over the weekend.
MEP Maria Walsh has called on the European Commission to urgently reform EU rules that classify wool as a waste product.
The store has set out a crowdfunding goal to get a wool mini mill to give more value to Irish farmers by processing their sheep's wool
"Wool is not waste, it’s a resource," according to farmer and cooperative body, Copa Cogeca. It has urged the EU to remove legal barriers
A new report on the development of Irish sheep-wool products highlights ways in which LEADER...
Ireland has been announced as host country for the European Wool Day 2026 conference and activities, with Tralee, Co. Kerry, the location.
Sheep farmers in Northern Ireland have been advised that wool stored over the autumn/winter period will only decline in terms of its quality
Sweden has become the latest country in Europe to roll out a grading standard to measure the quality of sheep wool.
A farmer has said that Ireland "no longer has an Irish wool industry" as she urged for support.
Ulster Wool chairman, Brendan Kelly, is asserting that the days of fast fashion are over, a trend that is helping to boost wool markets
Sheep farmers in Northern Ireland are pointing to a positive outlook for the sector. This premise is based on a number of factors
Approximately 200 people attended a recent open evening hosted by Ulster Wool Group at its Muckamore deport in South Co Antrim.
Agri-Business
The Slieve Bloom based company, Dooley Wool is emphasising the importance of the traceability when it comes woolen products.
The farmers of east Galway are getting five times the price for a kg of wool compared with their counterparts in Connemara.
A free fun and educational family day exploring woolwill take place in the Nature Hub in Kate Kearney's Cottage next month
Galway Wool Co-Op's fifth annual Meitheal will take place at Athenry livestock mart next weekend as it partners with Avoca Woollen Mills
