Sheep farmers 'in despair' as they urge Government to deliver support

Sheep farmers 'in despair' as they urge Government to deliver support

Sheep farmers were "hammered" in 2022, ICSA sheep chairman Sean McNamara said, "when lamb prices tumbled while our costs were rising sharply".

Sheep farmers cannot survive on prices that have been "consistently worse than last year", the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association (ICSA) has said.

Sheep farmers were "hammered" in 2022, ICSA sheep chairman Sean McNamara said, "when lamb prices tumbled while our costs were rising sharply".

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