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Young sheep breeders get writing!
Young sheep breeders get writing! Want to start sheep breeding or expand an existing flock? Win a €600 voucher to buy a ewe or ram with the Irish Texel society and the Irish Farmers Journal.
Sire Reference Scheme
Calling all people who are dedicated to improving the Texel Breed! We would be interested in finding out if members would be interested in bringing back a Sire Reference Scheme. Currently some of us feel
Openday South East
The South East Region is delighted to announce that they are holding the their annual open day in conjunction with South East Main Show and will once again be one of the Texel highlights of
Growvite Texel All Ireland Report
Cork Lady shines brightest at the Growvite Texel All Ireland held on Saturday 8th June in Kilkenny at NSBA Championships. The leading lady was a Shearling Ewe from the father son duo of Arthur and
Show Flock of The Year….
It's hard to believe we are about to kick off the show flock of the year with the first of the shows starting this weekend. Awards up for grabs this year, Regional Show Flock of
2019 All Ireland Launch
We are delighted to be celebrating the 27th Texel All Ireland being being supported by our valued sponsors Growvite -Univet. The Growvite Texel All Ireland Championship will hosted in association with the NSBA Championships at
New for 2019.. Show Sheep of the Year….
We are delighted to announce our latest addition to the show sheep of the year competition schedule. As a Society, we believe that the sheep that keeps winning show after show deserves additional recognition! The
Win a Texel Ewe…
The Irish Texel Sheep Society, in association with the Irish Farmers Journal, is delighted to launch our 2nd annual online competition aimed at young sheep farmers. The competition will be broken up into two age
2019 All Ireland Judge Change.
It is regrettable that our planned judge for the All Ireland Adrian Ligget is unable to attend on the day due to unforeseen circumstances. The show must go on.. We are delighted to announce that
The 2019 yearbook is here! Happy Reading…..
After the days and weeks of hard work the Irish Texel Sheep Society is happy to launch the 2019 Yearbook. Click Here to View
Calling All Texel Breeders..
Who will have the 2019 Growvite All Ireland Texel Champion! No one can know this yet but the only thing we do know it can't be you unless you enter, we encourage all to breeders
Calling All Crossbred Farmers..
Are you the farmer that admires that special sheep that stands out in your field everyday! Well why should you be the only one that that gets to admire your years of breeding and dedication!
2019 Texel All Ireland
We are delighted to announce that we are holding the Texel National Championships once again at one of the largest sheep events in Ireland this year which is the NSBA Red Mills Championships. This fantastic
Blessington Premier Sale
All you need to produce what you see in the pictures is two ingredients..grass and a Texel Ram! We can help you with one of those! We have 225 rams for sale on the 11th
Texel Growvite National Championships 2018 scheduled for Kilkenny
The 2018 National Texel Growvite Championships will take place under the auspices of the NSBA Championships on Saturday 09th June at renowned indoor venue of Cillín Hill Event Centre Co. Kilkenny. Univet Ltd are our