Limousin: From catching one farm advisor's eye to €600m a year in Irish beef exports

The first meeting of Irish Limousin breeders was held in February 1973 at the Silver Springs Hotel in Cork

Members of the Irish Limousin Cattle Society pictured with representatives from FBD Insurance at the launch of the society's 50th anniversary celebrations.

The launch of the 50th-anniversary celebrations for the Limousin breed in Ireland heard how a Corkman saw the breed’s introduction here. 

Limousin has gone on to become one of the most popular suckler breeds in Ireland, with the society estimating Limousin-sired beef is today worth more than €600m a year in beef exports from Ireland.