Cork has largest dairy herd in State

Cattle numbers overall in Ireland were up 1.5% on 2019 to 7.3m. Picture: Larry Cummins

Cork had the largest number of dairy cows at over 390,000 in 2020, while cattle numbers overall in Ireland were up 1.5% on 2019 to 7.3m.

Those are just some of the findings from the third section of the Central Statistics Office (CSO) statistical yearbook of Ireland for 2021, which examined agriculture, environment, travel, and the Covid-19 pandemic.