From a bar in Lanzarote to a milking parlour in Waterford! An honest account of a new farming venture and a new herd of cows.

Join us on our last episode of 2025, recorded with Kieran Sullivan on the family farm near the south coast of Ireland.

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On our latest adventure we travel to Sullivan's farm to meet Kieran and hear the story of his journey so far. From starting out with a half share in a batch of store lambs the business has changed radically in a short number of years.

We chat about the journey from store lambs, onto calves and cattle, and finally into milking cows. The land Kieran and his family are farming was leased out after his father died in 2001, but his brother and himself started taking back, "a few fields at a time" from 2015 onwards.

As well as working off-farm and singing the odd song, Kieran talks about his YouTube channel, the importance of family, and building up stock, machinery, and farm infrastructure.

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In this episode we visit the Delahunty farm and meet Sinéad Delahunty. We chat everything from farming to food and sport. We also discuss why the humble sprout is such a misunderstood vegetable!

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Sinéad is a passionate food creator dedicated to celebrating seasonal Irish cuisine through interactive cookery workshops, her acclaimed cookbook, live TV and radio appearances, and her award-winning food blog, 'DELALICIOUS'.

She is the founder of 'The Little Deer', a growing food brand rooted in tradition and innovation. Alongside her culinary pursuits, Sinéad is an accomplished Gaelic footballer and a CORU-registered Physiotherapist, seamlessly blending her passions for food, sport and health.

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Join our guest, Colin Pettigrew as he chats about a life spent working in the New Zealand high country where a lot of the stock work was done from the back of a horse!

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In this episode we hear about Colin and Lorraine's married life managing a large sheep, beef and deer operation in a remote area of the north island. We also hear of their time spent in Ireland and about their later life managing a research farm for Lincoln university on the south island. And we also answer the BIG question, do farmers ever truly retire?!

Colin is a passionate man about livestock and about the industry in which he has worked all his life and after nearly twenty years it was great to meet up with him once again.

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Join Noel and farmer, Tomas McCarthy as they spend an afternoon out and about on the side of Mount Leinster.

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In this episode we chat about everything from working dogs to the difficulties farming in this upland region poses. We discuss the traditional style of farming in the area, how it is changing and what the future might hold.

This area around the small town of Borris is synonymous with the famous 'Borris' ewe, a crossbred sheep which people travel to the annual August sales to, from all over the country in order to purchase.

(Thanks to Tomas McCarthy and to the Borris Ewe Breeders group for facilitating the recording).

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It's a family affair!

On a Summer's evening join Noel as he visits the Cleary family after evening milking time on their lovely dairy farm which sits along the Tipperary and Galway county border.

We hear from parents, Orla and Owen as well as their two daughters, Aibhlin and Síomha. The two girls were busy preparing their dairy show calves for the various agricultural shows which they will visit with their animals over the coming months. On this episode we chat about everything from hair products to silage!

It was a pleasure to visit the family and to see and hear the passion which they have for their cows and way of life.

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"Necessity is the mother of all invention". Behind the scenes at 'Marteye'; The evolution of livestock trading.

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In this episode we meet Jamie Nolan in County Carlow. Jamie is one of the founders of this very innovative company. Due to the Covid pandemic livestock marts were forced to adapt very quickly in the way that livestock could be traded. Through necessity the Marteye operation system and App was created and has continued to evolve since then.

It's no exaggeration to say that the system has revolutionised the trading of livestock in this country and further afield.

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The end of an era for Gill Smith. Reflections on a life spent amongst her cows.

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On this episode join us on Gill's farm in County Cork which lies on the edge of Cork city itself. We hear about her decision to retire from a life spent dairying and of the plan she hatched for her beloved herd.

We touch on her obsession for rare and native breeds down through the years and meet some of her livestock. Gill highlights particularly the work put in over the years involved in getting the native Droimeann officially recognised as a pedigree breed.

We find out about Gill's childhood, how she had to take over the farm as a teenager due to her father's poor health and also about a life spent showing stock.

Above all in this episode we meet a lady who loves her livestock.

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A life less ordinary. Meet the great Andy Frazier!

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Join us on our latest episode as Noel meets Andy as he is over on a recent trip to Ireland.

Andy is the man behind the well known pedigree livestock podcast, 'Toplines and Tales'. He has had a very interesting and varied life which started off in the cattle 'fitting', grooming and showing game.

He has a great passion for livestock and the people who breed them and he has turned his hand to many things in the course of his life so far. He is well travelled, has had a variety of careers and has written a long list of books(including a recent one on the history of the Aberdeen Angus breed).

Andy currently resides on a smallholding in France.

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