According to a new exhibition in Amsterdam, centuries of human intervention turned the animal into “a wool-producing machine ...

The centuries-old tradition of wassailing is making a comeback in rural England, with rituals and revelry meant to chase away evil spirits and the winter blues.

A Donegal native, who has traded his profession as a chemist for the sheep shearing trade, has claimed he can earn up to €700/day, traveling the world, while honing his expert skills. Aaron Magee (26) ...

The event takes place on the June bank holiday weekend on Saturday 31 May and Sunday 1 June in the grounds of Mountbellew Co-operative Livestock Mart. The reader loyalty code gives you full access to ...

NEW Zealand shearer Jack Fagan has picked up world shearing’s richest cash prize in a lightning ... with no half measures. Any sheep not up to the standards can be disqualified and mean an early end ...