As part of Sheep Expo 2024, during the evening of Wednesday 9th October in the Bloomfield House Hotel, Mullingar, Sheep Ireland will give recognition to the Highest Achieving & Most Improved…

Recording mating has never been so quick and easy. Tick your boxes, and mating is recorded! Recording mating can be done in the yard or in the shed as the…

When selling or purchasing a ram, breeders and farmers can now easily download the sales card through Ramsearch, even if it's not longer in the flock. Where can I access…

With the mating season almost ending in many flocks, remember to genotype your stock rams to ensure your lambs receive their star ratings during the next season. Sheep genomic information…

Check the calendar and information about the oncoming Hill Ram sales 2024 with SIS-eligible rams. Several Hill breed Groups have been working together with Sheep Ireland, planning actions to support…

Are you a pedigree breeder importing rams or ewes into Ireland? Each year a considerable number of LambPlus pedigree ram breeders travel abroad to source new genetic lines for their…

Do I need to submit to the Department any proof to show that I have purchased the required SIS ram? No proof need to be submitted. There is no requirement…

Every year in May, after completion of the lambing registrations, linkage status is updated for all LambPlus flocks. Breeders need to take action during the mating season to keep the…

When purchasing an SIS ram it's important to consider that the ram needs to be eligible at the date of being catalogued for a sale, or at the date of…

The Sheep Ireland Guide & Directory of Breeders 2024 is now available and has been posted out to over 19,000 commercial breeders this month, in time for the breeding season.…

Sheep Ireland sales going from strength to strength! Sheep Ireland’s 14th Annual Multi-Breed Ram sale occurred on Saturday, August 24th, in Tullamore Mart. The Sheep Ireland sale still remains to…