Upcoming Events
Wednesday, 15 October | 2:30pm | Carlow – Lowland
Farm of Eddie Gavin, Fenniscourt, Co. Carlow. Farm is located beside R95 P952.
Join us on Wednesday, 15 October at 2:30pm for a BETTER Lowland Sheep Farm Walk on the farm of Eddie Gavin, Fenniscourt, Co. Carlow. The farm is located beside R95 P952.
Topics to be discussed include:
- Farm overview – Sheep, Beef and Tillage systems
- Ewe performance and breeding plans
- Lamb performance and finishing
- Integrating forage crops
Previous events
2025
- Wednesday, 16 July – Michael Forde, Corrandulla, Co. Galway – Lowland
- Thursday, 11 September – Martin Joe and Martin Kerrigan, Clonbur, Co. Galway – Hill Sheep
2023
- 23 Aug – Lowland BETTER Farm Sheep Walk Des Powell (PDF)
- 24 Aug – Hill BETTER Farm Sheep Walk Paul Boyle (PDF)
- 7 Sep – Lowland BETTER Farm Sheep Walk Eddie Gavin (PDF)
2022
- 01 Sep – BETTER Farm Sheep – Farm Walk Francis Gonley (PDF)
- 24 Aug – BETTER Farm Sheep Walk Brian Keane (PDF)
- 27 Jul – BETTER Farm Hill Sheep Walk Patrick Dunne (PDF)
2021
- 14 Sep – BETTER Farm Hill Sheep Walk Tomás O’Toole (PDF)
- 08 Sep – BETTER Farm Hill Sheep Walk John Joe Fitzgerald (PDF)
- 03 Jun – Virtual BETTER Farm Sheep Walk Shane Moore
2019
- 19 Jun – Grass 10 Sheep Farmer of the Year Farm Walk – Tomás O’Leary, Killarney, Co. Kerry
- 16 Jul – BETTER Farm Sheep Breeding Workshop – John O’Connell, Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim
- 18 Jul – BETTER Farm Sheep Breeding Workshop – Patrick Dunne, Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow
- 10 Sep – BETTER Farm Hill Sheep Event – John Joe Fitzgerald, Ballydavid, Co. Kerry (PDF)
- 12 Sep – BETTER Farm Hill Sheep Event – Francis Gonley, Colga, Co. Sligo (PDF)
2018
- 19 Oct –
- 13 Sep – BETTER Farm Sheep – Hill Farm Walk Denis O’Riordan (PDF)
- 11 Sep – BETTER Farm Sheep – Hill Farm Walk David & Linda McLaughlin (PDF)
- 02 Aug – BETTER Farm Sheep – Farm Walk John Doyle (PDF)
- 26 Jul – BETTER Farm Sheep – Farm Walk Michael & John Prendergast
2017
- 6 September – BETTER Farm Sheep – Hill Farm Walk Patrick Dunne
- 12 July
- 19 July
- 26 July
2016
- 28 September – Hill Sheep Breeding Event – Denis O’Riordan (PDF)
- 06 September
- 04 August – Sheep Farm Walk – John Doyle (PDF)
- 29 July – Sheep Farm Walk Peadar Kearney (PDF)
- 13 July – Farm of David & Linda McLaughlin, Ballymacarthur, Greencastle, Co. Donegal
2015
- 24 July – Sheep Open Day – John Curley (PDF)
- 16 July – Sheep Open Day – Tomas O’Leary (PDF)