In Ireland, sheep may rule the hillsides, but it’s the dogs that truly run the show. Generations of Joyce family farmers in Connemara have relied on border collies to herd sheep with skill, speed, and ...

A teenager from West Mayo has been announced as one of six young farmers selected for the Irish Country Meats Flocks of the ...

Two female sheep named Dilly and Dolly, as well as two unnamed lambs, helped with the project. Templebreedy Save Our Steeple Uncovering graves buried by centuries of plant growth is hard work—for ...

LONDON, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Sheep farmers in Britain and Ireland fear for their future as oversupply of lamb in Europe drags farm-gate prices to three-year lows while production costs soar, giving ...

Imagine being able to view the Cliffs of Moher or the Dingle Peninsula from the eyes of farm animals who can climb onto ledges you may never reach. Well, with scenery that we reluctantly say could ...

Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine announced this week that electronic identification for Irish sheep would become mandatory, producing a divided opinion among the Republic’s ...

Mervyn Sunderland of Redcross is dreading his next phone bill. Recently elected national sheep chairman of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Breeders' Association (normally shortened to I.C.S.A.), his ...

Minister Martin Heydon said protecting animal health “remains our top priority”, but at the same time, “it is essential that we minimise unnecessary disruption” to farmers and the agri-food sector. A ...

Before you ask: Yes, sheep farmer Mikey Joe O'Shea is speaking English in the interview below, and no, you almost certainly won't be able to understand any of it. The internet can barely understand it ...

The store's sign read no dogs — it didn't mention sheep. The man who took his sheep into the store quickly found out that sheep were also not welcomed inside. Good morning. I'm Steve Inskeep with the ...

“Bring Them Down” refers to a command to move sheep off a mountain, but in this grim, sometimes grotesque saga of rage and retribution, the phrase also carries a bloodier meaning: In rural Ireland, ...

The creators of County Cork’s Sheep’s Head Way had to win over hundreds of landowners to complete the ambitious project, but the result is a gloriously unspoilt trail The Sheep’s Head peninsula is ...