Athleague

Derry hurlers disappointing season continued with a 2-20 to 0-15 defeat by Roscommon in the first round of the Christy Ring Cup at Athleague this afternoon. The Oakleafters were very much in the game at half-time when they trailed by three points on a ...

Derry hurling manager Tom McLean hasn't his sorrows to seek for today's tricky Christy Ring Cup assignment against Roscommon at Athleague. He is missing Paddy Kelly, John O'Dwyer, Dara McCloskey and Darrel McDermott because of injury while Anton ...

The first of the 2016 lambs are expected to come on stream this week, with some factories quoting €7.50/kg for milk lambs weighing 10-13kg. Kepak Athleague is currently quoting for milk lambs and are looking for about 100 of these lambs for slaughter ...

Kepak Athleague continues to lead the pack with lamb price, as they are currently offering 565c/kg, while the two ICM plants and Kildare Chilling sit at 550c/kg. The ewe price also remains unchanged, with the majority of plants offering 290-300c/kg for ...

The Irish Cattle and Sheep Association (ICSA) has welcomed the special bonus available for E and U grade lambs sired by pedigree Beltex or Texel rams in Kepak Athleague, which will be worth 30c/kg to 35c/kg up to 23kg. ICSA sheep chair John Brooks ...

Televised images of residents and shop-owners battling the rising floodwaters on the main street of Athleague, Co Roscommon, reminded me of a prophecy I first heard many years ago from other children. My people had very recently moved to the Athleague ...