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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. By Clodagh Kilcoyne and Padraic Halpin FLORENCECOURT, Northern Ireland (Reuters) - Northern Irish sheep farmers like John Sheridan ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

“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, ...