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<p>The Two Johnnies displayed ultimate bravery in Cahir town. Picture: Ruth Medjber</p>

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The day I met The Two Johnnies

People often question the truthfulness, or otherwise, of the tales I regurgitate here on this page. “You’re a bit like Ripley’s Believe It or Not!” a fellow shouted to me at a cattle mart only the other day. “What do you mean?” I snorted back.

<p> Rose Keating at Ennis Court. She was injured when a bull escaped from a pen at Ennis Mart five years ago.</p>

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Mart operator must pay €10k to Limerick dairy farmer injured in bull attack

Could you find a match made in heaven at the mart in Kerry?

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Could you find a match made in heaven at the mart in Kerry?

Cattle marts deliver strong prices despite weather conditions

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Cattle marts deliver strong prices despite weather conditions

Beef breeds at up to €500 but calves still an affordable form of mart madness

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Beef breeds at up to €500 but calves still an affordable form of mart madness

‘It’s at the factory gate this spring that the mart’s fate for 2016 will be decided’

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‘It’s at the factory gate this spring that the mart’s fate for 2016 will be decided’

Calf trade started off flying high with up to €510 paid at Bandon last Monday

Calf trade started off flying high with up to €510 paid at Bandon last Monday

2015 was the year of the mart.

Thu, 07 Jan, 2016

Mart tales wing their way along electronic route from Singapore to Skibbereen

Mart tales wing their way along electronic route from Singapore to Skibbereen

You can thank the man from Singapore this week that you have a mart report to peruse. But for the man from Singapore, you could well be looking at a blank page.

Thu, 10 Dec, 2015

Buyers get more bang for their buck at the marts as supply of cattle fat off the grass dries up

Buyers get more bang for their buck at the marts as supply of cattle fat off the grass dries up

In the marts at the moment, buyers are looking for quality, buyers are looking for weight.

Thu, 03 Dec, 2015

Processors pay extra due to lamb scarcity

Processors pay extra due to lamb scarcity

Whether lamb suppliers are taking reduced prices this week, or not, at the factories, appears to be an issue of how hard they are willing to negotiate with the processor before selling.

Thu, 29 Oct, 2015