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Kilkenny Mart sales going well: Numbers remain relatively small but trade prices remain excellent

As I look out at the wet and blustery conditions it appears that spring is as far away as ever. But on my drive into work I notice perhaps a sign of things to come with some beautiful displays of daffodils. Some had been damaged by the strong winds ...

26 Feb 2021 at 18:13

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Kilkenny Farming: As August arrives, we still await summer!

As we approach the first week of August we are still waiting for summer to arrive. Looking back, it’s hard to recall three to four days of consecutive sunny days without the cold north wind or rain and showers. Farming is very weather dependent ...

04 Aug 2024 at 06:25

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Farming - The latest from Kilkenny Mart

Kilkenny Mart has been a very busy place over the past few weeks with record numbers of calves on offer. When one sees the expansion of dairy farming it is not surprising that this has happened. When it comes to calf sales we are still very ...

24 Mar 2023 at 16:20

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Sales are ‘electric’ at Kilkenny Mart

Thursday’s cattle sale in Kilkenny could best be described as electric for the 850 cattle on offer. The top call per kilo was for five Limousin weighing 395 kilo and made €1360 or €3.45 per kilo. The €3 per kilo barrier was breached on a ...

27 Feb 2022 at 13:57

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Cattle trade remains firm at Kilkenny Mart

From time to time we need a distraction from agri related issues. Last weekend the Kilkenny County Final was played in UPMC Nolan Park involving James Stephens (The Village) and Shamrocks Ballyhale. As everyone knows, hurling in ...

23 Oct 2022 at 11:00

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Cattle sales top €1million at Kilkenny Mart

It’s been a busy time in Kilkenny Mart with large cattle sales in the past few weeks, with cattle sales exceeding the €1 million barrier. In relative terms these are good figures but pale into insignificance when you look at ...

14 Oct 2023 at 10:55

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Excellent profits from diversification in the meat sector - good prices at Kilkenny Mart

It’s a dull, dreary morning and the good news that the hospitality sector was hoping for has not materialised until at least another two weeks. The reason for this is the new variant called Delta has increased the incidence ...

11 Jul 2021 at 10:00

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Gallery: Kilkenny Ploughing Presentation Night

ABOVE: Aoife Hennessy, from Tullogher, who was winner of a silver medal for Macra 2 furrow conventional, at the National Ploughing Championships, with World Ploughing Champion John Whelan Scroll down to read about the ...

24 May 2024 at 13:12

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Minister visits Tirlán's Kilkenny City Collaboration Hub

Minister for Finance Michael McGrath today visited Tirlán’s Collaboration Hub at Abbey Quarter in Kilkenny. Jim Bergin, Chief Executive of Tirlán Co-operative highlighted the economic impact of farming and food ...

25 Mar 2024 at 17:21

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Kilkenny dairy farmers missing out on savings of up to €6,400 per year

Bernice Burnside 13:37 (3 hours ago) Almost 500 dairy farmers in Kilkenny are missing out on savings of up to €6,400 per year by failing to switch electricity providers, a new survey ...

18 May 2021 at 14:42

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Sheep price boost with upsurge of interest at Kilkenny Mart

For the first in many months there was a bit of good news for the sheep producer with Monday’s sale at Kilkenny Mart producing some excellent prices. There was a much bigger presence of buyers for all types, ...

20 Nov 2022 at 10:03

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Kilkenny Mart Column - Have we seen the best of the summer?

As we approach the end of July we are wondering have we seen the best of the summer with rain being the main dampner over the past few weeks. As we look at Europe at the moment countries like Greece, Italy, ...

27 Jul 2023 at 13:03

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